def error(cls, name, message, *args):
        """
        Convenience function to log a message at the ERROR level.

        :param name:    The name of the logger instance in the VSG namespace (VSG.<name>)
        :param message: A message format string.
        :param args:    The arguments that are are merged into msg using the string formatting operator.
        :..note:        The native logger's `kwargs` are not used in this function.
        """
        cls.getLogger(name).error(message, *args)
Convenience function to log a message at the ERROR level.

        :param name:    The name of the logger instance in the VSG namespace (VSG.<name>)
        :param message: A message format string.
        :param args:    The arguments that are are merged into msg using the string formatting operator.
        :..note:        The native logger's `kwargs` are not used in this function.