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 the ellipsis?

a . “integrity . . requires three steps” (carter).
b . “. .[a]s i will use the term, [integrity] requires three steps,” according to carter.
c. according to carter . . “integrity, as [he uses] the term, requires three steps.”
d. carter states that “[i]ntegrity . . requires three steps” . .”.