Consumer protection groups and parents believe that children are largely ill-equipped to recognize such techniques and that often exaggeration is used at the expense of product information.
Having beamed next to Mr Obama in a summit photo, he then protested that the White House had overstated his intention to put all goods and services up for negotiation.
Since the executives are well placed to know their bank's true condition, it might seem that their share purchases show that the danger of collapse is exaggerated.