> Correct me if I'm wrong but couldn't you say the same thing over each
> and every application of xsl:attribute-set

No - how would it be possible to cause a similar exception using
attribute-sets?   An example of what you mean would help here.


>> It's an anti-pattern.
>>
>
> Yes I'm sure there's another way of achieving  the same thing but I'd
> rather be anti-pattern than anti-declarative.

?  It's not "anti-declarative" (actually I can't say that it isn't
because I don't know what that is)  It's just a common mistake.


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