Identify Any Fallacies in the Following Passage Either by Naming

question 96

Short Answer

Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.
Overheard during a recent Olympics: "Oh, I don't know. All athletes use some type of steroids in training and competition."

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Definitions:

Acquisition

The process by which a company purchases most or all of another company's shares or assets, in order to take control or ownership of that company.

Fair Value

The cost expected to be received for an asset sale or to be paid for transferring a liability during a well-organized interaction between market actors as of the valuation moment.

Subsidiary's Equity

The portion of equity (capital and reserves) in a subsidiary company that is attributable to its owners, including both parent and non-controlling interests.

Consolidation Adjusting Entries

Adjustments made in accounting records to remove the effects of intercompany transactions during the consolidation process for a group’s financial reporting.