Derk Pereboom's 'four-case argument' itself demonstrates that manipulation cases succeed precisely because the manipulator's intentions undermine the agent's reasons-responsiveness as self-governed.

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Derk Pereboom(as a key philosopher defending this position): A contemporary philosopher who defends hard incompatibilism and argues that people cannot be truly morally responsible for their actions.
Four-Case argument(Pereboom's version of the manipulation argument): Pereboom's manipulation argument that compares four cases of the agent Plum deciding to kill White, ranging from direct neuroscientist manipulation to ordinary causal determinism, arguing there is no free-will-relevant difference between them
Manipulator's intentions(what undermines the victim's freedom): The goals and plans of the person secretly controlling or influencing someone else's behavior.
Self-governed(describing authentic free will): Acting on your own terms, making your own choices based on your own thinking rather than being controlled by external forces.

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