Two campus officers fatally shot; suspect apprehended in a nearby river

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.

• Sourceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that the source is absent; the brief message carries no branded signature or named authority.

  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: No branded signature or named authority appears in the brief text.
  2. absent: No sender tag or named authority appears in the message.
  3. absent: No sender tag, agency, or institution name appears in the message.
  4. absent: No sender tag, university name, or agency is identified in the text.
  5. absent: No sender tag, signature, or named authority appears in the text.
  6. absent: No branded signature, agency, or institution names itself as sender.
  7. absent: No sender tag, agency, or institution name appears in the text.
  8. absent: No sender tag, agency, or institution name appears in the text.
  9. absent: No sender tag or named authority appears in the message.
  10. absent: No sender tag, agency, or institution names itself in the text.
  11. absent: No sender name, branded signature, or agency is identified in the text.
  12. absent: No sender tag, agency, or institution is named in the text.
  13. absent: No sender tag, agency, or university name appears in the message.
  14. absent: No sender tag, agency, or institution names itself in the brief message.
  15. absent: No sender tag, agency, or institution name appears in the brief text.
  16. absent: No sender tag or named authority appears in the brief message.
  17. absent: No sender tag, agency, or institution name appears in this brief message.
  18. absent: No sender tag or named authority appears in the text.
  19. absent: No branded signature or named issuing authority appears in the text.
  20. absent: No sender name, agency, or branded signature appears in the text.
  21. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature is named in the message.
  22. absent: No sender name, branded signature, or agency is identified in the text.
  23. absent: No sender tag, agency, or institution names itself in the brief text.
  24. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature appears in the brief text.
  25. absent: No branded signature, university name, or agency appears in the text.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree the hazard is present; an active shooter on campus is named as the specific threat.

  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 names "active shooter", a specific threat.
  2. present: It reports "active shooter on campus", a specific threat.
  3. present: It names "active shooter", a specific threat.
  4. present: It names "active shooter", a specific threat.
  5. present: It names an "active shooter", a specific threat.
  6. present: It names an "active shooter", a specific threat.
  7. present: It reports an "active shooter", a specific threat.
  8. present: It names "active shooter", a specific threat.
  9. present: It names an "active shooter", a specific threat.
  10. present: It reports an "active shooter on campus", a specific threat.
  11. present: It names an "active shooter", a specific threat.
  12. present: It reports an "active shooter on campus", a specific threat.
  13. present: It reports "active shooter on campus", a specific threat.
  14. present: It names an "active shooter", a specific threat.
  15. present: It reports an "active shooter on campus", a specific threat.
  16. present: It names "active shooter", a specific hazard.
  17. present: It reports an "active shooter on campus", a specific threat.
  18. present: It names an "active shooter on campus," a specific threat.
  19. present: It names an "active shooter", a specific threat.
  20. present: It names the threat: "active shooter on campus".
  21. present: It names "active shooter", a specific threat.
  22. present: It names an "active shooter", a specific threat.
  23. present: It names an "active shooter", a specific threat.
  24. present: It names an "active shooter", a specific threat.
  25. present: It reports an "active shooter", a specific threat.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that location is present; the alert states the threat is on campus.

  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 says "on campus", a location reference.
  2. present: It says "on campus", a location cue.
  3. present: It says "on campus", a location.
  4. present: It specifies "on campus".
  5. present: It says "on campus", a location reference.
  6. present: It says "on campus", a location.
  7. present: It says "on campus", a location reference.
  8. present: It says "on campus", a location.
  9. present: It says "on campus", a location.
  10. present: It says "on campus", a location reference.
  11. present: It says the shooter is "on campus", a location reference.
  12. present: It says "on campus", a location reference.
  13. present: It says the shooter is "on campus", a location reference.
  14. present: It says the threat is "on campus", a location cue.
  15. present: It says the threat is "on campus", a location reference.
  16. present: It says "on campus", a location reference.
  17. present: It says the threat is "on campus", a location reference.
  18. present: It says the shooter is "on campus," a location.
  19. present: It says the threat is "on campus", a location reference.
  20. present: It says the threat is "on campus".
  21. present: It says "on campus", a location reference.
  22. present: It says the threat is "on campus", a location cue.
  23. present: It says the active shooter is "on campus", a location.
  24. present: It says "on campus", a location reference.
  25. present: It says "on campus", a location cue.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree guidance is present; recipients are instructed to shelter in place.

  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 recipients to "Shelter in place", a protective action.
  2. present: It instructs "Shelter in place", a protective action.
  3. present: It instructs recipients to "Shelter in place", a protective action.
  4. present: It instructs recipients to "Shelter in place".
  5. present: It instructs "Shelter in place", a protective action.
  6. present: It instructs "Shelter in place", a protective action.
  7. present: It instructs "Shelter in place", a protective action.
  8. present: It instructs recipients to "Shelter in place".
  9. present: It instructs "Shelter in place", a protective action.
  10. present: It instructs recipients to "Shelter in place", a protective action.
  11. present: It instructs recipients to "Shelter in place", a protective action.
  12. present: It instructs recipients to "Shelter in place", a protective action.
  13. present: It instructs recipients to "Shelter in place", a protective action.
  14. present: It instructs recipients to "Shelter in place", a protective action.
  15. present: It instructs "Shelter in place", a protective action.
  16. present: It instructs "Shelter in place", a protective action.
  17. present: It instructs "Shelter in place", a protective action.
  18. present: It instructs recipients to "Shelter in place," a protective action.
  19. present: It instructs "Shelter in place", a protective action.
  20. present: It instructs recipients to "Shelter in place".
  21. present: It instructs recipients to "Shelter in place", a protective action.
  22. present: It instructs recipients to "Shelter in place."
  23. present: It instructs recipients to "Shelter in place", a protective action.
  24. present: It instructs recipients to "Shelter in place", a protective action.
  25. present: It instructs recipients to "Shelter in place", a protective action.
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that timing is absent; no clock time, date, or recency word such as now appears.

  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: No clock time, date, or recency word such as "now" appears.
  2. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word such as "now" appears.
  3. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  4. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  5. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears, since "active" is part of the hazard.
  6. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears; "active shooter" is hazard not time.
  7. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears; "active" is part of the hazard.
  8. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  9. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is present.
  10. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears; "active shooter" is the hazard, not a time cue.
  11. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears; "active" is part of the hazard.
  12. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  13. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears.
  14. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word like "now" appears.
  15. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears.
  16. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word such as "now" appears.
  17. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  18. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the brief text.
  19. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  20. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word is present.
  21. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears.
  22. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue like "now" appears in the text.
  23. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  24. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word such as "now" appears.
  25. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
• Impactabsent9/25

  Final assessment

  Absent by a 16 to 9 majority; most reads find it only names an active shooter and orders shelter in place without stating harm or what the threat could do, while the dissent infers lethal danger from the hazard name.

  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: Reports an active shooter on campus and directs people to shelter, implying danger to people.
  2. absent: Reports an active shooter and shelter in place but states no actual harm or danger.
  3. absent: It reports an active shooter and shelter in place but states no harm or what the threat could do beyond naming it.
  4. present: It reports an active shooter on campus and tells people to shelter in place, implying a danger to people.
  5. absent: Reports an active shooter and to shelter in place but states no specific harm or consequence.
  6. absent: It reports an active shooter and shelter in place but states no injury or explicit danger.
  7. absent: Reports an active shooter and shelter in place but states no explicit harm or severity.
  8. absent: Reports active shooter and shelter in place but states no actual harm or explicit danger.
  9. present: Reports an active shooter on campus and orders shelter-in-place, implying danger to people.
  10. absent: Reports an active shooter and says shelter in place but states no explicit harm or danger.
  11. absent: Reports an active shooter and tells people to shelter in place but states no harm or consequence.
  12. present: Reports an active shooter on campus, implying a danger to people present.
  13. present: Reports an active shooter on campus and tells people to shelter implying danger to people.
  14. absent: Reports an active shooter and to shelter in place but states no explicit harm or severity.
  15. absent: An active shooter is reported with shelter guidance but no harm or injury is stated.
  16. absent: Reports an active shooter and directs sheltering but states no explicit harm beyond naming the hazard.
  17. present: Reports an active shooter on campus, implying danger to people.
  18. absent: Reports an active shooter and shelter in place but does not state harm beyond naming the hazard.
  19. absent: It reports an active shooter and orders shelter in place but states no injury or explicit danger beyond the hazard name.
  20. absent: Reports an active shooter and to shelter in place but no injury or explicit danger statement is given.
  21. present: Reports an active shooter and shelter in place, conveying danger to people.
  22. absent: It reports an active shooter and shelter in place but states no specific harm or how dangerous it is.
  23. present: Reports an active shooter on campus, implying lethal danger to people.
  24. present: Reports an active shooter on campus, conveying lethal danger.
  25. absent: It reports an active shooter and shelter in place but states no explicit potential harm or severity.