I said "what most people mean by 'free will'" For most people, "outside influence" means, "at this point in time, only the contents of my brain affect the choi

I said "what most people mean by 'free will'" For most people, "outside influence" means, "at this point in time, only the contents of my brain affect the choice I make" and "no force or agent outside myself is compelling me to make a different choice than the one I'd make otherwise". It's a word game of course. Even if you try to be extremely precise with your definitions, to avoid this kind of thing, most people won't quite follow. Compatibilists believe what you believe. They just agree to use the popular, vague definition of free will instead of the strict one you're using.