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Batman has a chance to kill the Joker. After an internal debate, he decides to kill his arch enemy because, he reasons, by taking one life, he can save many people whom the Joker would likely kill in the future. Which of the philosophical approaches to ethical reasoning most closely matches Batman's thought process?
i. utilitarianism
ii. deontology
iii. virtue ethics