Critics point out that compatibilists are making a circular argument here: An agent is free if an agent is free. The incompatibilists believe that free will refers to genuine (e.g., absolute, ultimate) alternate possibilities for beliefs, desires, or actions, rather than merely counterfactual ones.
Critics argue that compatibilists are making a circular claim: An agent is free if an agent is free. Incompatibilists, on the other hand, contend that true freedom entails genuine (e.g., absolute, ultimate) alternate possibilities for beliefs, desires, or actions, as opposed to merely hypothetical ones.