What is intended by "if you are right"?

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

1. "If you are right (to imply) that I am not creating something better and more knowledgeable than you." [al-Ḥasan]
2. "If you are right that this creation will cause corruption on earth." [al-Suddī]