Excavator strikes a main gas line, closing an adjacent street for the morning

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.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: the branded AU Alert and named Auburn Fire and Police Department identify the source.

  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: The branded "AU Alert" plus "Auburn Fire and Police Department" identify the source.
  2. present: Branded "AU Alert" and named "Auburn Fire and Police Department" identify the source.
  3. present: Branded "AU Alert" and names "Auburn Fire and Police Department".
  4. present: Branded "AU Alert" and names "Auburn Fire and Police Department", identifying the source.
  5. present: Branded "AU Alert" and names "Auburn Fire and Police Department."
  6. present: The signature "AU Alert" plus "Auburn Fire and Police Department" identify the source.
  7. present: Branded "AU Alert" and names "Auburn Fire and Police Department" as authority.
  8. present: It is branded "Urgent AU Alert" and cites "Auburn Fire and Police Department", identifying the source.
  9. present: Branded "AU Alert" and "Auburn Fire and Police Department" identify the sender.
  10. present: Branded "Urgent AU Alert" plus "Auburn Fire and Police Department", identifying the sender.
  11. present: Opens with branded tag "AU Alert" and names "Auburn Fire and Police Department".
  12. present: Branded "Urgent AU Alert" and names Auburn Fire and Police, the source.
  13. present: Opens with "AU Alert" and names "Auburn Fire and Police Department", identifying sender and authority.
  14. present: The branded "AU Alert" tag and "Auburn Fire and Police Department" identify the sender.
  15. present: Branded "AU Alert" and names "Auburn Fire and Police Department", identifying the sender and authority.
  16. present: Opens with "Urgent AU Alert" and names "Auburn Fire and Police Department".
  17. present: Branded "AU Alert" and "Auburn Fire and Police Department" identify the sender.
  18. present: Branded "AU Alert" and "Auburn Fire and Police Department" identify the sender.
  19. present: Branded "AU Alert" and names "Auburn Fire and Police Department on scene".
  20. present: Opens with "Urgent AU Alert" and names "Auburn Fire and Police Department", identifying sender and authority.
  21. present: The "AU Alert" signature and "Auburn Fire and Police Department" identify the sender.
  22. present: Branded signature "AU Alert" and "Auburn Fire and Police Department" identify the sender and authority.
  23. present: Branded "AU Alert" plus "Auburn Fire and Police Department" identify the sender.
  24. present: Branded "AU Alert" and "Auburn Fire and Police Department", identifying the sender.
  25. present: Branded "AU Alert" and names "Auburn Fire and Police Department".
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree: the alert names a specific hazard, a gas leak from an excavator hitting a main line.

  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. present: States the hazard specifically: "a gas leak" from an excavator hitting a main line.
  2. present: Names the hazard, "a gas leak" where "An excavator hit a main gas line".
  3. present: Names "a gas leak" where "An excavator hit a main gas line", a specific hazard.
  4. present: Names a specific hazard, a "gas leak" from an excavator hitting a main gas line.
  5. present: Names a specific hazard: a "gas leak" where "An excavator hit a main gas line."
  6. present: It names "a gas leak" where "An excavator hit a main gas line", a specific hazard.
  7. present: Names a "gas leak" from an excavator hitting "a main gas line", a specific hazard.
  8. present: It names "a gas leak" where "An excavator hit a main gas line", a specific hazard.
  9. present: Names a specific hazard: "a gas leak" where "An excavator hit a main gas line".
  10. present: Names "a gas leak" from a hit main gas line, a specific hazard.
  11. present: Names a specific hazard, "a gas leak" where "An excavator hit a main gas line".
  12. present: Names "a gas leak" from an excavator hitting a main gas line, a specific hazard.
  13. present: Names "a gas leak" where "An excavator hit a main gas line", a specific hazard.
  14. present: It names a specific hazard, "a gas leak" where "An excavator hit a main gas line."
  15. present: Names "a gas leak" where "An excavator hit a main gas line", a specific hazard.
  16. present: Names a specific hazard, "a gas leak" where "An excavator hit a main gas line".
  17. present: Names "a gas leak" where "An excavator hit a main gas line", a specific hazard.
  18. present: Names "a gas leak" where "An excavator hit a main gas line", a specific hazard.
  19. present: Names "a gas leak" where "An excavator hit a main gas line".
  20. present: Names a specific hazard, "a gas leak" where "An excavator hit a main gas line".
  21. present: It names "a gas leak" where "An excavator hit a main gas line", a specific hazard.
  22. present: Names "a gas leak" where "An excavator hit a main gas line", a specific hazard.
  23. present: Names a specific hazard: "a gas leak" where "An excavator hit a main gas line".
  24. present: Names "a gas leak" where "An excavator hit a main gas line", a specific hazard.
  25. present: Names a specific hazard, "a gas leak" where "An excavator hit a main gas line".
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: a specific location is given, near the Gogue Performing Arts Center with a road closure.

  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: Gives location "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" / Woodfield to South College Street.
  2. present: Locates it "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" with road closure described.
  3. present: Locates it "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" and a closed road, a specific place.
  4. present: Gives the location, "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" with road closures.
  5. present: States it is "near Gouge Performing Arts Center", with the road closed.
  6. present: It locates it "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" with the road closed, a specific place.
  7. present: Locates it "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" with the road closed.
  8. present: It locates it "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" and on the road "from Woodfield to South College Street", places.
  9. present: Locates it "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" with the road closed.
  10. present: Specifies "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" and the road closure.
  11. present: Specifies "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" and the closed road "from Woodfield to South College Street".
  12. present: Locates it "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" with the road closed.
  13. present: Says it is "near Gouge Performing Arts Center", a specific place.
  14. present: It locates it "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" with the road "Closed from Woodfield to South College Street."
  15. present: Locates it "near Gouge Performing Arts Center", a specific place.
  16. present: Specifies "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" and "from Woodfield to South College Street".
  17. present: Specifies "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" and roads closed.
  18. present: Specifies "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" and the closed road, locations.
  19. present: Says "near Gouge Performing Arts Center", a named building.
  20. present: States the location, "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" and the road "from Woodfield to South College Street".
  21. present: It locates it "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" and the road "from Woodfield to South College Street".
  22. present: Says it is "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" with the road closed, a specific location.
  23. present: Specifies "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" and the road "from Woodfield to South College Street".
  24. present: Says "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" and the road closure, specific places.
  25. present: Locates it "near Gouge Performing Arts Center" with the road closed.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree the alert instructs recipients to stay clear of the area, a protective action.

  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: Instructs recipients: "Stay clear of the area."
  2. present: Instructs recipients to "Stay clear of the area".
  3. present: Instructs "Stay clear of the area", a protective action.
  4. present: Instructs recipients to "Stay clear of the area", a protective action.
  5. present: Instructs recipients: "Stay clear of the area."
  6. present: It instructs recipients to "Stay clear of the area", a protective action.
  7. present: Instructs recipients to "Stay clear of the area", a protective action.
  8. present: It instructs "Stay clear of the area", a protective action.
  9. present: Instructs recipients to "Stay clear of the area", a protective action.
  10. present: Instructs recipients to "Stay clear of the area".
  11. present: Instructs recipients to "Stay clear of the area."
  12. present: Instructs to "Stay clear of the area".
  13. present: Instructs "Stay clear of the area", a protective action.
  14. present: It instructs recipients to "Stay clear of the area."
  15. present: Instructs, "Stay clear of the area", a protective action.
  16. present: Instructs to "Stay clear of the area".
  17. present: Instructs recipients to "Stay clear of the area".
  18. present: Directs recipients to "Stay clear of the area", a protective action.
  19. present: Instructs, "Stay clear of the area".
  20. present: Instructs recipients, "Stay clear of the area", a protective action.
  21. present: It instructs "Stay clear of the area", a protective action.
  22. present: Instructs recipients to "Stay clear of the area."
  23. present: Instructs recipients: "Stay clear of the area."
  24. present: Instructs "Stay clear of the area", a protective action.
  25. present: Instructs recipients to "Stay clear of the area".
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: no clock time, date, or recency cue appears, so timing is absent.

  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. absent: Conveys no clock time, date, or recency word.
  2. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  3. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  4. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears.
  5. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  6. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  7. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the message.
  8. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  9. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears.
  10. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  11. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  12. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  13. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  14. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  15. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  16. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  17. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  18. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  19. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  20. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is given in the text.
  21. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is present in the text.
  22. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  23. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears.
  24. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  25. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
• Impactpresent23/25

  Final assessment

  Present by a 23 to 2 majority: a gas leak from a struck main gas line conveys a hazardous condition and potential danger; small dissent saw only the hazard named.

  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. present: Describes a gas leak from a struck main line, implying danger from the ruptured gas line.
  2. present: Describes an excavator hitting a gas main, implying explosion or fire danger from the leak.
  3. present: It reports a gas leak from a struck main gas line and road closure, implying a hazardous and dangerous condition.
  4. present: It reports a gas leak from a struck main gas line and tells people to stay clear, implying a hazard.
  5. present: Describes a gas leak where an excavator hit a main gas line, implying explosion or fire danger.
  6. present: It describes an excavator hitting a gas main line, implying explosion or harm danger, with stay clear guidance.
  7. absent: Reports a gas leak from a struck main line and says stay clear but states no explicit danger.
  8. present: Describes a gas main hit by an excavator, implying explosion or hazard danger.
  9. present: Describes a gas leak from a severed main gas line and tells people to stay clear, implying danger.
  10. present: Describes an excavator hitting a main gas line and tells people to stay clear, implying explosion or fire danger.
  11. absent: Reports a gas leak from a struck main line and tells people to stay clear but states no explicit danger or consequence.
  12. present: A gas leak from a struck main gas line implies risk of harm and people are told to stay clear.
  13. present: Reports a gas leak from a struck main line and tells people to stay clear implying explosion or health danger.
  14. present: Describes a gas leak where an excavator hit a main gas line, implying explosion or danger requiring road closure.
  15. present: It reports an excavator hit a main gas line, conveying a serious leak hazard implying explosion or harm risk.
  16. present: Reports a gas leak from a struck main gas line, implying a hazardous and dangerous situation.
  17. present: Reports a gas leak from a struck main gas line, implying danger requiring people to stay clear.
  18. present: Describes a ruptured main gas line from an excavator strike, implying explosion and serious hazard.
  19. present: It reports an excavator hit a main gas line and tells people to stay clear, implying an explicit hazard from the ruptured gas line.
  20. present: Reports an excavator hit a main gas line creating a gas leak, implying explosion or hazard danger.
  21. present: Reports a gas leak from a struck main line and to stay clear, with explosion risk implied.
  22. present: It reports a gas leak where an excavator hit a main gas line, with the broken main line implying a serious hazard.
  23. present: Reports a gas leak from a hit main gas line, an explicit hazard with implied explosion danger.
  24. present: States an excavator hit a main gas line, conveying a hazardous ruptured line situation.
  25. present: A gas leak from a struck main line carries an implied risk of explosion or harm warranting staying clear.