 Furthermore, it appears that there are cases in which a person deserves something but in which no appraising attitude seems to be fitting. Suppose, for example, that an abandoned child is in need of medical care and nurturance. The fact that the child is sick does not make it appropriate for onlookers to admire her or to condemn her. It does not call for any “positive” or “negative” appraising attitude. Nevertheless, the claim that the child deserves medical care and nurturance in virtue of her need might be justified. This objection presents a genuine difficulty only if every appraising attitude is a favorable or an unfavorable attitude. If we assume that pity, or compassion, is also an appraising attitude, the problem mentioned here will not arise.