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.


Source: Carter, Stephen L. “The Insufficiency of Honesty.” Atlantic Monthly Feb. 1996: 74+. Print.




Based on the passage above, which of the following reflects the correct use of brackets?

A“[W]hen I refer to integrity, I have something very specific in mind,” states Carter in his essay.

BIt is important to remember that “[w]hen [he] refer[s] to integrity, [Carter has] something very specific in mind.”

C“Referring to integrity” is something that is important to [Carter].

DAccording to Carter, “he [has] something specific [integrity] in mind.”