Read the selection below from “The Insufficiency of Honesty” by Stephen L. Carter and answer the question that follows. 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 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).