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What Are The Arguments Against Alphabetical Listings
Alphabetical listings are effective and organized systems of filing information. Some find the system unfair because it singles out people with last names starting with letters at the end of the alphabet. This person doesn't want to admit that it could start from Z to A. Alphabetical order is an easy system and should not be banned because of the ludicrous thought of unfairness. One of the strongest arguments against this system is that people with last names starting with letters found at the end of the alphabet always get picked last. This might happen more, but the system of organizing this information shouldn't be affected. If people with names starting with letters found at the end of the alphabet feel that the system takes advantage

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