Lawrence is on trial for a felony crime. Although he has no previous record and looks professional and upstanding in court, the prosecutor requests to use his past and present social media posts as evidence of his previous behavior. Lawrence's defense attorneys adamantly object to their admissibility as these social media posts portray their client in a negative light. If the jury is permitted to learn about these social media posts, Lawrence could be convicted because of:
A) archival data.
B) situated data.
C) holistic data.
D) phenomenological data.

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Archival data refers to information collected from past records that can be used in research or analysis. In this context, Lawrence's social media posts are considered archival data because they are records of his past behavior that the prosecution wants to introduce as evidence.

Lawrence Is on Trial for a Felony Crime