Severe weather case - shelters open

To check this alert, Claude Opus 5 (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.

• Sourceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25. The message says "Now that we are under a tornado watch" and refers to "campus shelters" but never names the university, office or alert brand behind "we".

  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. absent: The message says "we" without naming a university, department or alert brand.
  2. absent: Nobody is named as sender; the text only refers to "campus shelters".
  3. absent: The message says "we" and lists shelters but names no office, agency, or alert brand.
  4. absent: Written in an unattributed first person "we" with no agency or alert brand given.
  5. absent: Nobody is named as sender; the text only reports that campus shelters opened.
  6. absent: Nobody is named as sending this, only that shelters "have been opened".
  7. absent: The text has no sender tag, university name, or agency identifying who opened the shelters.
  8. absent: The text mentions campus shelters but never identifies who is sending the message.
  9. absent: Nobody is named as sender; the passive "have been opened" hides the authority.
  10. absent: No issuing office or alert brand appears; the message speaks as an unnamed "we".
  11. absent: Nobody is named as sender; "we" and "campus shelters" do not identify an institution or agency.
  12. absent: Nobody is identified as speaking; there is no alert signature or named authority.
  13. absent: Nobody is named as sender: the text only says shelters "have been opened".
  14. absent: No issuing office or branded tag appears, only a statement that shelters were opened.
  15. absent: Nobody is named as sender; the passive "have been opened" leaves the authority unstated.
  16. absent: Nothing names the sender; the text only says shelters "have been opened".
  17. absent: No issuing office or branded signature is present; the text only says shelters were opened.
  18. absent: Nobody is identified as sending the message; it begins with "Now that we are under a tornado watch".
  19. absent: Nobody is named as the sender; the text only says shelters "have been opened".
  20. absent: Nothing identifies who opened the shelters or who is speaking.
  21. absent: The message says "we are under a tornado watch" without naming any university, agency, or tag.
  22. absent: Nobody signs the message and no agency or alert brand is named.
  23. absent: The message says only "we", never naming a university, alert brand, or agency.
  24. absent: No issuing office, department or alert brand is identified in the message.
  25. absent: Only "we" appears; no branded tag, university name or agency identifies the sender.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present by 25 of 25: the situation is stated as being "under a tornado watch", naming the tornado threat driving the shelter openings.

  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: It refers to being "under a tornado watch", naming the weather threat.
  2. present: It states the situation is "a tornado watch".
  3. present: It cites being "under a tornado watch", naming the tornado threat.
  4. present: References being "under a tornado watch", naming the weather threat.
  5. present: References being "under a tornado watch", a specific weather threat.
  6. present: It refers to "a tornado watch", naming the weather threat.
  7. present: It refers to being "under a tornado watch", naming the specific hazard.
  8. present: It refers to being "under a tornado watch", naming the threat.
  9. present: It cites "a tornado watch" as the situation prompting the shelters.
  10. present: It references being "under a tornado watch", the specific hazard.
  11. present: It references being "under a tornado watch", naming the weather threat.
  12. present: The situation is a "tornado watch", a specifically named weather threat.
  13. present: It cites being "under a tornado watch", naming the tornado threat.
  14. present: "a tornado watch" identifies tornadoes as the specific threat.
  15. present: The message is premised on being "under a tornado watch", a specific hazard.
  16. present: It states "we are under a tornado watch", naming the tornado threat.
  17. present: It refers to being "under a tornado watch", naming the specific hazard.
  18. present: It refers to being "under a tornado watch", naming the tornado threat.
  19. present: The threat is named as a "tornado watch".
  20. present: References the current "tornado watch" as the threat prompting shelters.
  21. present: It refers to being "under a tornado watch", naming tornado as the threat.
  22. present: It states "we are under a tornado watch", naming the tornado threat.
  23. present: It refers to being "under a tornado watch", a named weather threat.
  24. present: It refers to being "under a tornado watch", naming the weather threat.
  25. present: The message is premised on being "under a tornado watch", naming the hazard.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimous at 25 of 25, and unusually precise: "RBD Library (231 Mell st)" and "Greene Hall: pet friendly (1130 Wire Rd)" give street addresses.

  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: Two shelters are located precisely: "RBD Library (231 Mell st)" and "Greene Hall (1130 Wire Rd)".
  2. present: Two addresses are listed: "RBD Library (231 Mell st)" and "Greene Hall".
  3. present: Two shelter sites with street addresses are given, RBD Library and Greene Hall.
  4. present: Lists shelter locations, "RBD Library (231 Mell st)" and "Greene Hall".
  5. present: Lists shelter locations with addresses, "RBD Library (231 Mell st)" and "Greene Hall".
  6. present: Two shelter locations with street addresses are listed, including "RBD Library (231 Mell st)".
  7. present: Two shelter locations are given with addresses: "RBD Library (231 Mell st)" and "Greene Hall".
  8. present: Two shelters are located precisely: "RBD Library (231 Mell st)" and "Greene Hall ... (1130 Wire Rd)".
  9. present: Two addresses are given, "RBD Library (231 Mell st)" and "Greene Hall".
  10. present: Two shelters are named with addresses: RBD Library at 231 Mell St and Greene Hall at 1130 Wire Rd.
  11. present: Two shelter sites are named with addresses: RBD Library and Greene Hall.
  12. present: It lists shelter locations, "RBD Library (231 Mell st)" and "Greene Hall".
  13. present: Two shelters are located precisely: "RBD Library (231 Mell st)" and "Greene Hall".
  14. present: Two addresses are given: RBD Library at 231 Mell st and Greene Hall at 1130 Wire Rd.
  15. present: Two addresses are given: "RBD Library (231 Mell st)" and "Greene Hall (1130 Wire Rd)".
  16. present: It gives two shelter addresses, RBD Library at 231 Mell St and Greene Hall at 1130 Wire Rd.
  17. present: Two shelters are located precisely, "RBD Library (231 Mell st)" and "Greene Hall".
  18. present: Two shelters are located by address, "RBD Library (231 Mell st)" and "Greene Hall".
  19. present: Two shelter locations are given with addresses, RBD Library and Greene Hall.
  20. present: Gives shelter places with addresses, "RBD Library (231 Mell st)" and "Greene Hall".
  21. present: Two shelters are located precisely: "RBD Library (231 Mell st)" and "Greene Hall".
  22. present: Two shelter locations are given with addresses: RBD Library and Greene Hall.
  23. present: Two shelter sites with addresses are listed, "RBD Library (231 Mell st)" and "Greene Hall".
  24. present: Two shelter locations with addresses are given: RBD Library and Greene Hall.
  25. present: Two shelters are located precisely: "RBD Library (231 Mell st)" and "Greene Hall".
• Guidanceabsent1/25

  Final assessment

  Absent at 1 of 25. The lone dissent read the addresses as implied direction, but the text only reports that shelters "have been opened" and never tells anyone to go.

  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. absent: It reports that shelters have been opened but does not instruct anyone to go to them.
  2. present: Naming open shelters with addresses tells readers where to go for protection.
  3. absent: It reports that shelters were opened rather than instructing anyone to go to them.
  4. absent: It reports that shelters were opened rather than telling readers to go to them.
  5. absent: States that shelters have been opened but stops short of telling anyone to go.
  6. absent: It reports that shelters are open but stops short of telling anyone to go to them.
  7. absent: It reports that shelters have been opened rather than instructing anyone to go to them.
  8. absent: It reports that shelters "have been opened" rather than instructing anyone to go to them.
  9. absent: It reports that shelters were opened rather than instructing anyone to go.
  10. absent: It reports that shelters "have been opened" without instructing anyone to go to them.
  11. absent: It reports that shelters have been opened without instructing recipients to go to them.
  12. absent: It reports that shelters have been opened rather than telling anyone to go to them.
  13. absent: It reports shelters opening rather than telling readers to go to them or take any action.
  14. absent: It reports that shelters "have been opened" without telling anyone to go to them.
  15. absent: It reports that shelters were opened rather than instructing anyone to go to them.
  16. absent: It announces shelter availability without instructing anyone to go to them.
  17. absent: It reports that shelters were opened without instructing anyone to go to them.
  18. absent: It reports that shelters "have been opened" without instructing anyone to go to them.
  19. absent: Announcing that shelters are open describes responder action, not an instruction to go.
  20. absent: It reports that shelters "have been opened" without instructing anyone to go.
  21. absent: It reports that shelters "have been opened" rather than instructing anyone to go to them.
  22. absent: It reports that shelters have been opened but never tells recipients to go to them.
  23. absent: It reports that shelters were opened rather than telling readers to go to them.
  24. absent: It reports that shelters "have been opened", a responder action, without telling readers to go.
  25. absent: It reports that shelters "have been opened" without instructing anyone to go to them.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25, resting on the opening word "Now", which marks the shelter openings as a current development rather than a scheduled one.

  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 opening word "Now" marks this as a current development.
  2. present: "Now that we are under a tornado watch" marks the present moment.
  3. present: "Now that we are under a tornado watch" marks present timing.
  4. present: "Now that we are under a tornado watch" marks the present moment.
  5. present: "Now that we are under a tornado watch" marks the present moment.
  6. present: The opening word "Now" marks this as current information.
  7. present: The opening word "Now" signals immediate recency.
  8. present: The opening word "Now" marks the information as current.
  9. present: "Now that we are under a tornado watch" marks present conditions.
  10. present: "Now that we are under a tornado watch" signals present, immediate circumstance.
  11. present: "Now that we are under a tornado watch" marks the present moment.
  12. present: The word "Now" places the shelter openings in the present moment.
  13. present: "Now that we are under a tornado watch" marks the present moment.
  14. present: "Now that we are under a tornado watch" establishes present timing.
  15. present: "Now that we are under a tornado watch" establishes present, immediate timing.
  16. present: "Now that we are under a tornado watch" marks the present moment.
  17. present: "Now that we are under a tornado watch" marks the present moment.
  18. present: The word "Now" marks this as the current situation.
  19. present: "Now that we are under a tornado watch" marks present recency.
  20. present: "Now that we are under a tornado watch" conveys present timing.
  21. present: The word "Now" signals that the shelter openings apply at this moment.
  22. present: "Now that we are under a tornado watch" places the message in the present.
  23. present: "Now that we are under a tornado watch" marks the situation as current.
  24. present: The opening word "Now" marks the situation as current.
  25. present: "Now that we are under a tornado watch" signals immediate recency.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25. Shelters are opened but the message never says what a tornado could do, offering no damage, injury or severity language.

  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: No harm, damage or severity from the tornado risk is described.
  2. absent: No consequence or severity of a tornado is described.
  3. absent: No statement of potential damage, injury, or severity is included.
  4. absent: No statement of what a tornado could do or how severe conditions may become.
  5. absent: No description of what a tornado could do or how dangerous it is.
  6. absent: No harm or severity from the tornado threat is described.
  7. absent: Nothing describes the tornado's possible effects or how dangerous conditions could become.
  8. absent: No statement of danger or possible damage from the tornado watch is included.
  9. absent: No consequence or severity of the tornado threat is stated.
  10. absent: No harm the tornado could cause or severity level is stated.
  11. absent: No statement of potential harm or severity from the tornado threat is made.
  12. absent: No consequence or degree of danger from the tornado threat is described.
  13. absent: No statement of what a tornado could do or how severe conditions may be.
  14. absent: No mention of what a tornado could do or how severe conditions may become.
  15. absent: No statement of what a tornado could do or how severe conditions may become.
  16. absent: No potential consequence or severity of the tornado threat is described.
  17. absent: No harm or severity from the tornado threat is described.
  18. absent: No consequence or severity of a tornado is stated.
  19. absent: No consequence or severity of the tornado threat is stated.
  20. absent: No statement about what the tornado threat could do or how bad it may be.
  21. absent: No consequence or degree of danger from the tornado risk is conveyed.
  22. absent: No harm, danger level, or potential damage is described.
  23. absent: Nothing states what the tornado threat could do or how serious it is.
  24. absent: No consequence or severity of a possible tornado is stated.
  25. absent: No description of what a tornado could do or how dangerous it is.