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?
“[w]hen i refer to integrity, i have something very specific in mind,” states carter in his essay.
it is important to remember that “[w]hen [he] refer[s] to integrity, [carter has] something very specific in mind.”
“referring to integrity” is something that is important to [carter].