Begging the question is the most litigation-generating logical fault

Evidence

I can think of no single fault that has done more to confuse the law and to disseminate litigation. One would suppose that so transparent a logical vice would be easily detected; but the offenders pass in troops before our eyes, bearing great names and distinguished titles. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1169

Categorization

  • QUESTION: Worth chasing: does begging the question really drive litigation more than any other fallacy, or is this advocacy rhetoric?
  • corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1169
  • XREF: connects to: Begging the question assumes the truth of what it purports to prove. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1162; Vague legal standards invite courts to beg the question — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1169