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    It is not the case that The correct diagnosis is that one of the two premises in his anti-skeptical argument must be rejected rather than reconciled through compatibilism.

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    • 1.Compatibilism doesn't ignore the premises—it redefines key terms coherently, showing apparent contradiction dissolves under proper analysis.
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    • 2.Rejecting a premise requires justifying which one and why; compatibilism avoids this burden by preserving both premises as true.
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    • 3.Many successful philosophical positions (free will, knowledge) depend on compatibilist moves; dismissing this strategy begs the question.
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    • 1.Compatibilism requires adding hidden assumptions that weren't in the original argument, making it an ad hoc rescue rather than genuine resolution.
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    • 2.One premise is likely false on independent grounds, so rejecting it is more parsimonious than accepting both and invoking compatibilism.
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    • 3.The argument's premises contradict at face value; compatibilism just masks this rather than genuinely reconciling them.
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