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A reference list at the end of a report is arranged in alphabetical order of authors' surnames. Which main advantage does this arrangement give the reader?
Alphabetical arrangement lets readers find a source quickly by looking up the author's surname. It does not show citation order, publication recency or cost. Numbered systems follow the order of citation, whereas an alphabetical list suits author-based lookup.
- ASources can be located quickly by author nameCorrect
- BSources appear in the order in which they were cited
- CNewest sources always appear first
- DSources are grouped by their cost
Explanation
An alphabetical list lets the reader find any source quickly by author surname. Citation order is the feature of a numbered system, not alphabetical lists. Alphabetical order does not sort by date or cost.
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