True, and if I were well-acquainted with the legal system then that bit of context would be enough to let me sleep well. But as a layman, I want some language t

True, and if I were well-acquainted with the legal system then that bit of context would be enough to let me sleep well. But as a layman, I want some language to make it explicit that severance of a particularly important term will nullify the agreement. So we end up getting the inflated version again.