Timely warning for a breaking and entering reported on campus

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.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25: the opening line attributes the message, saying "The Brown University Department of Public Safety & Emergency Management provides this notice" under the Clery timely notice provision.

  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 Brown University Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management is named as issuer.
  2. present: "The Brown University Department of Public Safety & Emergency Management" issues the notice by name.
  3. present: "The Brown University Department of Public Safety & Emergency Management" is named as issuer.
  4. present: The "Brown University Department of Public Safety & Emergency Management" is named as issuer.
  5. present: "The Brown University Department of Public Safety & Emergency Management" issues the notice.
  6. present: The notice is issued by "the Brown University Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management."
  7. present: The notice names "The Brown University Department of Public Safety & Emergency Management" as issuer.
  8. present: The Brown University Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management issues the notice.
  9. present: "The Brown University Department of Public Safety & Emergency Management provides this notice."
  10. present: The Brown University Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management is named as issuer.
  11. present: The "Brown University Department of Public Safety & Emergency Management" issues the notice.
  12. present: The "Brown University Department of Public Safety & Emergency Management" is named as issuing the notice.
  13. present: "The Brown University Department of Public Safety & Emergency Management" issues the notice by name.
  14. present: The notice is issued by "the Brown University Department of Public Safety & Emergency Management."
  15. present: "The Brown University Department of Public Safety & Emergency Management" is named as issuer.
  16. present: "The Brown University Department of Public Safety & Emergency Management" is named as the issuer.
  17. present: The Brown University Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management issues the notice by name.
  18. present: "The Brown University Department of Public Safety & Emergency Management" issues the notice by name.
  19. present: "The Brown University Department of Public Safety & Emergency Management" is named as issuing the notice.
  20. present: "The Brown University Department of Public Safety & Emergency Management" names the issuing office.
  21. present: "The Brown University Department of Public Safety & Emergency Management" names the sender.
  22. present: The "Brown University Department of Public Safety & Emergency Management" is named as issuing the notice.
  23. present: The Brown University Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management is named as issuer.
  24. present: "The Brown University Department of Public Safety & Emergency Management" issues the notice.
  25. present: "The Brown University Department of Public Safety & Emergency Management" issues and signs the notice.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25: the incident is specified as "a Breaking and Entering into their dorm rooms" in which "electronics and personal items were stolen".

  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: "Breaking and Entering" into dorm rooms is the specific crime named.
  2. present: It reports "a Breaking and Entering into their dorm rooms", a specific crime.
  3. present: It reports a "Breaking and Entering into their dorm rooms", a specific crime.
  4. present: It reports "a Breaking and Entering into their dorm rooms," a specific crime.
  5. present: It names a "Breaking and Entering" into dorm rooms with items stolen.
  6. present: It names "a Breaking and Entering into their dorm rooms," a specific crime.
  7. present: It reports a "Breaking and Entering into their dorm rooms" with items stolen.
  8. present: It reports "a Breaking and Entering into their dorm rooms", a named crime.
  9. present: It reports "a Breaking and Entering into their dorm rooms", a named crime.
  10. present: "Breaking and Entering" into dorm rooms is the specific crime named.
  11. present: A "Breaking and Entering" into dorm rooms is the named crime.
  12. present: It identifies "a Breaking and Entering into their dorm rooms in Chen Family Hall".
  13. present: It reports "a Breaking and Entering into their dorm rooms", a specific crime.
  14. present: It reports a "Breaking and Entering into their dorm rooms" with items stolen.
  15. present: The crime is named as "a Breaking and Entering into their dorm rooms".
  16. present: "Breaking and Entering" into dorm rooms is the named crime.
  17. present: It names a "Breaking and Entering" into dorm rooms with items stolen.
  18. present: It reports a "Breaking and Entering into their dorm rooms", a specific crime.
  19. present: The incident is named as "a Breaking and Entering into their dorm rooms".
  20. present: It reports a "Breaking and Entering into their dorm rooms", a specific crime.
  21. present: It describes "a Breaking and Entering into their dorm rooms", a specific crime.
  22. present: "a Breaking and Entering into their dorm rooms" names the specific crime.
  23. present: The incident is identified as "a Breaking and Entering" into dorm rooms with items stolen.
  24. present: It reports "a Breaking and Entering into their dorm rooms", a specific crime.
  25. present: It reports "a Breaking and Entering into their dorm rooms", a specific crime.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25: the break-ins are placed in "Chen Family Hall", with the closing line giving "Location: 250 Brook Street".

  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: Chen Family Hall and the address 250 Brook Street identify the place.
  2. present: The rooms were "in Chen Family Hall" with the location line "250 Brook Street".
  3. present: "Chen Family Hall" and "Location: 250 Brook Street" identify the place.
  4. present: The rooms were in "Chen Family Hall," with the location line "250 Brook Street."
  5. present: The rooms were "in Chen Family Hall" at "250 Brook Street."
  6. present: It identifies "Chen Family Hall" and gives the address 250 Brook Street.
  7. present: The location is "Chen Family Hall" and, at the end, "250 Brook Street".
  8. present: The rooms were in "Chen Family Hall", with location listed as 250 Brook Street.
  9. present: "Chen Family Hall" and the listed "250 Brook Street" give the place.
  10. present: Chen Family Hall and the footer address 250 Brook Street give the place.
  11. present: It names "Chen Family Hall" and closes with "Location: 250 Brook Street".
  12. present: Chen Family Hall and the trailing "Location: 250 Brook Street" specify the place.
  13. present: "Chen Family Hall" and the footer "Location: 250 Brook Street" name the place.
  14. present: "Chen Family Hall" and the footer "Location: 250 Brook Street" identify the place.
  15. present: It names "Chen Family Hall" and closes with "Location: 250 Brook Street".
  16. present: Dorm rooms "in Chen Family Hall" and the address "250 Brook Street" are given.
  17. present: Chen Family Hall and "250 Brook Street" locate the incidents.
  18. present: The rooms were in "Chen Family Hall" and the footer lists "250 Brook Street".
  19. present: It names "Chen Family Hall" and gives the address 250 Brook Street.
  20. present: The rooms were "in Chen Family Hall", with "Location: 250 Brook Street" appended.
  21. present: It names "Chen Family Hall" and closes with "Location: 250 Brook Street."
  22. present: "Chen Family Hall" and the listed "250 Brook Street" identify the place.
  23. present: It names "Chen Family Hall" and lists "Location: 250 Brook Street".
  24. present: It names "Chen Family Hall" and gives the address "250 Brook Street".
  25. present: "Chen Family Hall" and "Location: 250 Brook Street" identify the place.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25: an explicit Safety Tips list instructs readers to "Lock your room door", "Do Not Tailgate", and "Do not prop doors".

  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: Safety tips tell readers to lock doors, secure valuables, and not prop or tailgate doors.
  2. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, not prop or tailgate, and report suspicious people.
  3. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, secure valuables, report suspicious people, and not prop doors.
  4. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, secure valuables, and not prop or tailgate doors.
  5. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, secure valuables, and not prop or tailgate doors.
  6. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, secure valuables, and not prop or tailgate doors.
  7. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, secure valuables, and not prop or tailgate doors.
  8. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, secure valuables, and not prop or tailgate doors.
  9. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, secure valuables, and not prop doors.
  10. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, not prop or tailgate, and report suspicious people.
  11. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, secure valuables, and not prop or tailgate doors.
  12. present: Safety tips direct readers to lock doors, not prop or tailgate, and report suspicious people.
  13. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, secure valuables, and not prop or tailgate doors.
  14. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, secure valuables, and not prop or tailgate doors.
  15. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, secure valuables, and not prop or tailgate doors.
  16. present: Safety tips instruct readers to "Lock your doors", secure valuables and not prop doors.
  17. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, not prop doors, and report suspicious people.
  18. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, secure valuables and not prop or tailgate doors.
  19. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, secure valuables, and not prop or tailgate doors.
  20. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, not prop or tailgate, and report suspicious people.
  21. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, not prop doors, and report suspicious people.
  22. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, not prop or tailgate, and report suspicious people.
  23. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, secure valuables, not tailgate, and report concerns.
  24. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, secure valuables, and not prop or tailgate doors.
  25. present: Safety tips instruct readers to lock doors, secure valuables, report suspicious people, and not prop or tailgate doors.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25: the notice dates the report precisely, "On Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM".

  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 incident is dated "Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM".
  2. present: The incident is dated "Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM".
  3. present: It gives "Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM" as the report time.
  4. present: It dates the report to "Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM."
  5. present: It states "Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM."
  6. present: The incident is dated "Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM."
  7. present: It fixes the incident at "Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM".
  8. present: The report came "On Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM".
  9. present: The report came "On Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM".
  10. present: "Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM" supplies the time.
  11. present: The incident is dated "Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM".
  12. present: The incident is dated "Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM".
  13. present: The incident is timed to "Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM".
  14. present: "On Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM" dates and times the report.
  15. present: "On Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM" fixes the time and date.
  16. present: It dates the report to "Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM".
  17. present: It states "Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM".
  18. present: The incident is timed to "Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM".
  19. present: The time "Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM" is given.
  20. present: It dates the report to "Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM".
  21. present: It gives "Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM."
  22. present: "On Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM" supplies date and time.
  23. present: It gives "Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM" as the report time.
  24. present: The time is "Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM".
  25. present: The incident is dated "Thursday, May 21, at approximately 9:00 PM".
• Impactabsent1/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, only 1 of 25 voted present: the warning describes stolen electronics and personal items but states no injury, danger, or severity of consequence to the community.

  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: Theft of electronics is reported but no harm or severity is stated.
  2. absent: Stolen electronics are noted but no danger or severity to readers is stated.
  3. absent: Items stolen are noted but no danger to persons or severity of consequence is stated.
  4. absent: Beyond noting stolen items, it does not state danger or severity to persons.
  5. absent: Theft is reported but no danger level or potential harm is characterized.
  6. absent: Theft of electronics is reported but no danger or severity to people is conveyed.
  7. absent: Theft of electronics is reported without any statement of danger or seriousness.
  8. absent: Theft of electronics is reported as past loss, with no stated danger to people.
  9. absent: Theft of electronics is noted but no danger or severity to people is stated.
  10. absent: Property was taken but no injury, danger, or severity of consequence is stated.
  11. absent: Theft of items is recounted, but no danger or severity to people is asserted.
  12. absent: Theft of items is reported, but no danger or severity to people is conveyed.
  13. absent: Only stolen electronics are mentioned, with no statement of danger or severity to people.
  14. absent: Property was taken, but no danger or severity to persons is conveyed.
  15. absent: Stolen electronics are noted but no danger or severity to readers is stated.
  16. absent: Property was stolen but no harm, danger, or severity to people is conveyed.
  17. absent: Losses are listed but no danger or severity to persons is conveyed.
  18. absent: Only the loss of electronics is mentioned, with no statement of danger or severity.
  19. absent: Beyond noting items stolen, no danger or severity to people is stated.
  20. absent: Only stolen electronics are noted; no danger or severity to people is stated.
  21. absent: Stolen electronics are noted but no danger or severity to people is conveyed.
  22. present: It reports that "electronics and personal items were stolen", stating the loss suffered.
  23. absent: Property was taken but the notice states no danger or severity for the community.
  24. absent: Theft of electronics is reported but no danger or severity to people is conveyed.
  25. absent: Only stolen electronics are mentioned; no danger to persons or severity is stated.