When i refer to integrity, i have something very specific in mind. integrity, as i will use the term, requires three steps: discerning what is right and what is wrong; acting on what you have discerned, even at personal cost; and saying openly that you are acting on your understanding of right and wrong. the first criterion captures the idea that integrity requires a degree of moral reflectiveness. the second brings in the ideal of a person of integrity as steadfast, a quality that includes keeping one’s commitments. the third reminds us that a person of integrity can be trusted.
based on the passage above, which of the following sentences reflects the correct use of the ellipsis?
a) “. . [a]cting on what you have discerned” . . as right and wrong . . is required for a person of integrity (carter).
b) carter writes . . “[a]cting on what you have discerned brings in the ideal of a person of integrity as steadfast. . “.
c) according to carter, “acting on what you have discerned . . brings in the ideal of a person of integrity as steadfast.”
d) “acting on what you have discerned . . as right and wrong . . brings in the ideal of a person of integrity as steadfast . .” (carter).