Rhetorical Analysis Essay On 'Being For'

“Being for” as Adams understands it is very broad. He tells us that there are many ways you can be for something. Some examples he stated were “loving it, liking it, respecting it, wanting it, wishing for it, appreciating it, thinking highly of it, speaking in favor of it, and otherwise officially standing for it symbolically, acting to promote it or protect it, and being disposed to do such things.” (p11). He believes that this reveals the difference between a person’s moral behavior of their character and the moral behavior of their actions.
He goes on to explain that most people when first thinking about virtue look at heroes that do outstanding deeds but that there are more important ways in our lives that we should look at virtue.
It should be within you deep down and should be things that you continue to do over your lifetime and not just at that particular time. You should understand them as well as have strong emotions for the way you feel. He felt that the two need to work together understanding and strong emotions.
Adams goes on to discuss how human behavior can be so predictable and many people feel they know how people react to certain situations. Intentions are really important and can mean more than a person’s actions. The intent to try and accomplish the virtue can be just as important.
Someone who has lived a life that was not so virtuous who has turned their life around over a long period of time is a much more virtuous person than someone who performs one heroic virtuous act. He believes we can’t really set a time on how long a person needs to be virtuous for but he definitely feels it needs to be longer than just a day or two. It is more about you actually having an inclination to be virtuous than actually you just performing the actions. Sometimes it will appear in your actions but it doesn’t always completely determine your