In the federal trial against a 9/11 co-conspirator,a federal prosecutor wanted to introduce testimony of the families of the victims.The use of this testimony is an example of:

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In the trial against accused 9/11 co-conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui,federal prosecutors wanted to introduce testimony by the families of the victims.While what the families of 9/11 suffered is terrible,the victims' families hold no evidence of Moussaoui's role in 9/11.Instead,their testimonies are appeals to pity likely to distract the jury from its main task of determining whether Moussaoui was a part of the 9/11 conspiracy.

In the Federal Trial Against a 9/11 Co-Conspirator,a Federal Prosecutor