Tabaxi’s claws are natural weapons. Does it means that these unarmed strikes count as weapon attacks?

All unarmed strikes count as weapon attacks.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) September 26, 2017

Question – why the term “weapon attack”? Seems to lead to lots of confusion. Why not something like martial attack vs. magic attack? It’s not ideal, but it’s what we’ve got for now.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) September 27, 2017

On errata you said unarmed strikes are not weapons. So, why count as weapn attacks?
Confusing about this.The rules make an exception for unarmed strikes. Exceptions often do odd things.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) September 27, 2017