Midday bomb threat evacuates campus; search finds no device

To check this alert, Claude (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

• Sourcepresent20/25

  Final assessment

  Present by majority. Most reads find an institutional source voice through references to college and emergency personnel, though a minority notes no branded tag or self naming agency appears.

  Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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  1. present: It references emergency or college personnel as authorities, identifying an institutional source voice.
  2. absent: No branded tag or agency names itself; "college personnel" is referenced but not as the issuing sender.
  3. present: It references "college personnel" and "emergency" personnel as issuing authority for the order.
  4. present: References "emergency or college personnel", identifying the issuing college as the source authority.
  5. present: It references "college personnel", naming the issuing institution as authority.
  6. absent: No branded tag or issuing authority names itself, only generic emergency or college personnel referenced.
  7. present: It references college personnel, with the college naming itself as issuing the evacuation.
  8. absent: No branded tag or named authority; only 'college personnel' mentioned as actors, not as sender.
  9. present: It references "college personnel", and an institutional voice, but mainly "college personnel" names the authority.
  10. present: References college personnel, identifying the issuing college as source.
  11. present: It references "emergency or college personnel," naming the issuing college authority as source.
  12. present: References "emergency or college personnel", identifying the issuing authority.
  13. present: References "college personnel", identifying the issuing institution as source.
  14. present: It references emergency or college personnel and instructions, identifying the issuing authority.
  15. present: It references "emergency or college personnel", identifying a college authority as source.
  16. present: References 'college personnel', identifying the institution as source authority.
  17. present: References "emergency or college personnel", the college naming itself as issuer.
  18. present: It references "college personnel" and "emergency or college personnel", identifying the issuing college.
  19. present: It references "college personnel" and "the college", and instructs employees, identifying an institutional sender authority.
  20. present: It mentions 'college personnel', identifying the issuing college authority loosely, plus 'emergency personnel'.
  21. present: It references "college personnel", identifying the college as issuing authority.
  22. absent: No branded tag, institution name, or named agency identifies the sender in the message.
  23. absent: No branded tag or named authority; refers only generically to "college personnel".
  24. present: References emergency or college personnel, identifying the college as issuer.
  25. present: References 'emergency or college personnel', identifying issuing authority.
• Hazardabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous absent. The message orders evacuation but never states the threat type, so no specific hazard is named.

  What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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  1. absent: No specific hazard is named; it only calls for evacuation without stating the threat type.
  2. absent: No specific threat is named; it only requires evacuation without stating the hazard.
  3. absent: It orders evacuation but never names the specific threat behind it.
  4. absent: No specific hazard is named; it only requires evacuation without stating fire, bomb, or threat type.
  5. absent: No specific hazard named; it only mentions "evacuation" without stating the threat.
  6. absent: No specific hazard is named, only an immediate evacuation is required without stating the threat.
  7. absent: No specific hazard named; only an immediate evacuation is required, no threat type stated.
  8. absent: No specific threat named; only that evacuation 'is required' with no hazard stated.
  9. absent: No specific threat is named, only that evacuation "is required" without stating the hazard.
  10. absent: No specific hazard named; it only requires evacuation without stating the threat.
  11. absent: It states an evacuation "is required" but names no specific hazard, only a generic evacuation need.
  12. absent: No specific hazard named; only "immediate evacuation" required, threat type unstated.
  13. absent: No specific hazard named; only "immediate evacuation" required with no threat type.
  14. absent: No specific threat is named; the text only calls for evacuation without stating hazard.
  15. absent: No specific hazard is named; it only cites an "immediate evacuation" requirement.
  16. absent: Calls for evacuation but names no specific threat such as bomb or fire.
  17. absent: No specific hazard named, only "immediate evacuation" without stating the threat type.
  18. absent: No specific hazard is named, only "immediate evacuation" without stating fire, bomb, or threat type.
  19. absent: No specific hazard is named; it only requires evacuation without stating bomb, fire, or threat type.
  20. absent: No specific hazard named; only generic 'immediate evacuation' without stating the threat type.
  21. absent: No specific hazard named; only "immediate evacuation" required, no bomb or threat stated.
  22. absent: It calls for evacuation but names no specific threat like bomb, fire, or gas.
  23. absent: No specific hazard is named beyond an implied need to evacuate.
  24. absent: Calls for evacuation but names no specific hazard, only a generic emergency.
  25. absent: No specific hazard named; only 'evacuation of the campus is required' without stating the threat.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous present. Every read cites the campus as the location to evacuate.

  Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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  1. present: It specifies the campus as the location to evacuate.
  2. present: It references "the campus" and "campus," a location.
  3. present: It names "the campus", a location.
  4. present: Names "the campus", a location to evacuate.
  5. present: It names "the campus", a specific location.
  6. present: It names the campus, a location.
  7. present: It names the campus as the place being evacuated.
  8. present: Names 'the campus' as the location to evacuate.
  9. present: It refers to "the campus" and "campus" as the location.
  10. present: Names the campus as the place to evacuate.
  11. present: It directs an "evacuation of the campus," specifying the campus location.
  12. present: References "the campus", a location.
  13. present: Names "the campus", a location.
  14. present: It cites the campus as the location requiring evacuation.
  15. present: It names "the campus", a location.
  16. present: Specifies 'the campus' as the location to evacuate.
  17. present: Says "the campus" and "leave campus", a location reference.
  18. present: It names "the campus" as the location to evacuate.
  19. present: It names "the campus" as the location of the required evacuation.
  20. present: It names 'the campus', a location.
  21. present: It names "the campus", a location.
  22. present: It refers to "the campus" and "leave campus", a location.
  23. present: Says "the campus", a location reference.
  24. present: References the campus as the place to evacuate.
  25. present: Says 'the campus' and references 'local sources', a location reference.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous present. All reads find protective instructions to evacuate immediately and follow instructions.

  The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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  1. present: It instructs immediate evacuation, telecommuting, and following instructions, protective actions.
  2. present: It instructs to "leave campus in an orderly manner" and "Follow instructions," protective actions.
  3. present: It instructs "immediate evacuation", "leave campus", and "telecommute", protective actions.
  4. present: Instructs recipients to evacuate, "telecommute", and "follow instructions", protective actions.
  5. present: It instructs recipients to "leave campus in an orderly manner" and "Follow instructions", protective actions.
  6. present: It instructs an immediate evacuation and to leave campus, protective actions.
  7. present: It instructs an immediate evacuation and to leave campus and follow instructions, protective actions.
  8. present: Instructs 'leave campus in an orderly manner' and 'Follow instructions', protective actions.
  9. present: It instructs recipients to "leave campus", "telecommute", and "Follow instructions", protective actions.
  10. present: Instructs immediate evacuation, remain calm, follow instructions, protective actions.
  11. present: It instructs recipients to "leave campus in an orderly manner" and "follow instructions," protective actions.
  12. present: Instructs "leave campus in an orderly manner" and "Follow instructions", protective actions.
  13. present: Instructs "leave campus", "telecommute", and "follow instructions", protective actions.
  14. present: It instructs recipients to evacuate, telecommute, and follow personnel instructions.
  15. present: It instructs people to "leave campus" and "Follow instructions", protective actions.
  16. present: Instructs recipients on 'immediate evacuation' and to 'leave campus'.
  17. present: Instructs recipients to "leave campus in an orderly manner" and evacuate.
  18. present: It instructs recipients to "leave campus", "telecommute", and "Follow instructions", protective actions.
  19. present: It instructs recipients to "leave campus", "telecommute", and "follow instructions", protective actions.
  20. present: It instructs 'leave campus' and 'follow instructions', protective actions.
  21. present: It instructs "leave campus in an orderly manner" and "follow instructions", protective actions.
  22. present: It instructs an "immediate evacuation" and to "leave campus", clear protective actions.
  23. present: Instructs recipients to evacuate, "leave campus", and "follow instructions".
  24. present: Instructs an immediate evacuation and to follow personnel instructions.
  25. present: Instructs recipients to evacuate, 'leave campus', and 'telecommute', protective actions.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous present. Every read identifies recency and timing cues such as immediate and for the rest of the work day.

  When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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  1. present: The word immediate conveys urgency and recency about the evacuation timing.
  2. present: It uses "immediate" and "for the rest of the work day," conveying recency and timing.
  3. present: It says "immediate" and "for the rest of the work day", recency cues.
  4. present: Says "immediate evacuation" and "remainder for the rest of the work day", conveying recency and timing.
  5. present: "immediate" and "for the rest of the work day" convey recency and timing.
  6. present: It uses immediate and rest of the work day, recency and timing cues.
  7. present: It uses immediate and rest of the work day, recency cues conveying timing.
  8. present: Says 'immediate evacuation' and 'for the rest of the work day', recency and timeframe cues.
  9. present: It uses "immediate" and "for the rest of the work day", conveying recency and timing.
  10. present: Says immediate and for the rest of the work day, recency and timing cues.
  11. present: "immediate" evacuation and "for the rest of the work day" convey recency and timing.
  12. present: Uses "immediate" and "for the rest of the work day", conveying recency.
  13. present: Says "immediate" and "for the rest of the work day", recency cues.
  14. present: The word immediate and remainder of the work day convey recency and timing.
  15. present: It says "immediate" and "for the rest of the work day", recency cues.
  16. present: Uses 'immediate' and 'rest of the work day', recency/time cues.
  17. present: Says "immediate" and "for the rest of the work day", recency and timeframe cues.
  18. present: "immediate", "remainder for the rest of the work day" convey timing and recency.
  19. present: It uses "immediate" and "for the rest of the work day", recency/time cues.
  20. present: It uses 'immediate' and 'rest of the work day', recency cues.
  21. present: It says "immediate evacuation" and "rest of the work day", recency cues.
  22. present: "immediate", "remainder for the rest of the work day" convey recency and timing cues.
  23. present: Uses "immediate" and "remainder for the rest of the work day", recency cues.
  24. present: Says immediate evacuation and for the rest of the work day, conveying timing.
  25. present: Says 'immediate evacuation' and 'rest of the work day', conveying recency.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent by unanimous agreement: it orders an immediate evacuation but never states the danger or what could happen to people or property.

  What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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  1. absent: Orders evacuation but states no danger or consequence, only the abundance of caution style guidance.
  2. absent: Calls for evacuation but states no danger or consequence, only orderly procedure.
  3. absent: It orders evacuation and telecommuting but never states what the threat could do or how dangerous it is.
  4. absent: It orders evacuation and to remain calm but never states what danger could do or how serious it is.
  5. absent: Orders evacuation but states no danger or consequence the hazard could cause.
  6. absent: It directs evacuation but states no danger or consequence of the underlying threat.
  7. absent: Orders evacuation but gives no stated danger or what the threat could do.
  8. absent: Calls for evacuation and following instructions but states no danger or consequence of the hazard.
  9. absent: Calls for immediate evacuation but gives only guidance without naming the hazard or stating its danger.
  10. absent: Calls for immediate evacuation but states no danger or consequence, only orderly departure instructions.
  11. absent: Calls for immediate evacuation but gives no stated danger or consequence, only orderly departure guidance.
  12. absent: Calls for evacuation but states no danger or consequence beyond the order itself.
  13. absent: Orders evacuation and calm but states no danger or potential consequence of the hazard.
  14. absent: Orders evacuation and to remain calm but states no danger or potential consequence.
  15. absent: It orders evacuation and telecommuting but states no danger or consequence of the threat.
  16. absent: Orders evacuation and calm but states no danger or potential consequence of the threat.
  17. absent: Calls for evacuation but states no danger or consequence, only orderly departure guidance.
  18. absent: Calls for immediate evacuation but states no danger or consequence of the hazard.
  19. absent: It orders an immediate evacuation but states no danger or consequence, leaving evacuation as bare guidance.
  20. absent: Orders evacuation but only says remain calm and follow instructions with no stated danger or consequence.
  21. absent: Orders evacuation and procedures but states no danger or potential consequence of the threat.
  22. absent: It orders evacuation and procedures but never states what the hazard could do or how dangerous it is.
  23. absent: Orders evacuation and calm but states no danger or consequence of the threat.
  24. absent: Orders evacuation and telecommuting but never states what the threat could do or how dangerous it is.
  25. absent: It orders evacuation but states no danger or consequence beyond requiring people to leave.