"Action: Discard this card and one of your crew upgrades with an SP cost of 3 or higher 3 of your Shields"
Is this the printed cost of the card, or the actual points you paid to put the crew upgrade in your fleet after cards that give you a discount on crew?
For example, T'Pol has a cost of 3SP, but I paid 1 point to use her in my build with Klingon Flagship and Pike. Can I sacrifice her to use Cheat Death?