Man with a sword charges security officers in a campus parking lot, then flees

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: it opens Caltech Timely Warning Crime Bulletin and names Caltech Security officers, identifying the sender.

  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 opens "Caltech Timely Warning Crime Bulletin" and names "Caltech Security officers".
  2. present: It names "Caltech Security officers" and the brand "Caltech Timely Warning".
  3. present: It opens "Caltech Timely Warning" and names "Caltech Security officers".
  4. present: It names "Caltech Security officers" and "Pasadena Police Department".
  5. present: The signature "Caltech Timely Warning Crime Bulletin" and "Caltech Security" identify the sender.
  6. present: It opens "Caltech Timely Warning Crime Bulletin" and names "Caltech Security officers", identifying the source.
  7. present: It opens with "Caltech Timely Warning Crime Bulletin" and names "Caltech Security officers", identifying the sender.
  8. present: It opens with "Caltech Timely Warning" and names "Caltech Security officers".
  9. present: "Caltech Security officers" and "Pasadena Police Department" are named.
  10. present: It opens with "Caltech Timely Warning Crime Bulletin" and names "Caltech Security".
  11. present: It opens "Caltech Timely Warning" and names "Caltech Security officers".
  12. present: The branded "Caltech Timely Warning Crime Bulletin" and "Caltech Security" identify the sender.
  13. present: It names "Caltech Security officers" and "Pasadena Police Department".
  14. present: It names "Caltech Security officers" and "Pasadena Police Department", identifying authorities.
  15. present: It names "Caltech Security officers" and "Pasadena Police Department".
  16. present: It names "Caltech Security officers" and the "Pasadena Police Department" as responders.
  17. present: It opens with "Caltech Timely Warning Crime Bulletin" and names "Caltech Security", the sender.
  18. present: It opens "Caltech Timely Warning" and names "Caltech Security officers".
  19. present: It names "Caltech Security officers" and the "Pasadena Police Department".
  20. present: It names "Caltech Security officers" and "Pasadena Police Department".
  21. present: It opens "Caltech Timely Warning" and names "Caltech Security officers", the sender.
  22. present: Opens "Caltech Timely Warning" and names "Caltech Security officers".
  23. present: Opens "Caltech Timely Warning" and names "Caltech Security officers".
  24. present: "Caltech Timely Warning Crime Bulletin" and "Caltech Security officers" identify the sender.
  25. present: It names "Caltech Security officers" and "Pasadena Police Department".
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: it names aggravated assault with a sword, a specific hazard.

  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 "Aggravated Assault" with a sword charge, a specific hazard.
  2. present: It names "Aggravated Assault" with a "samurai-style sword".
  3. present: It names "Aggravated Assault" with a sword charge.
  4. present: It names "Aggravated Assault" with a "samurai-style sword".
  5. present: It names "Aggravated Assault" with a "samurai-style sword", a specific hazard.
  6. present: It names an "Aggravated Assault" with a man wielding a sword, a specific hazard.
  7. present: It names "Aggravated Assault" with a sword charged at officers, a specific threat.
  8. present: It names "Aggravated Assault" involving a "sword".
  9. present: It names an "Aggravated Assault" with a man wielding a "'samurai'-style sword".
  10. present: It names "Aggravated Assault" with a "samurai-style sword".
  11. present: It names "Aggravated Assault" with a man wielding a "samurai-style sword".
  12. present: It names "Aggravated Assault" with a "samurai-style sword".
  13. present: It names an "Aggravated Assault" with a man wielding a "samurai-style sword".
  14. present: It names "Aggravated Assault" with a sword charge, a specific threat.
  15. present: It names "Aggravated Assault" with a "samurai-style sword", a specific threat.
  16. present: It names "Aggravated Assault" with a "samurai-style sword", a specific threat.
  17. present: It names "Aggravated Assault" with a sword charging officers, a specific threat.
  18. present: It names "Aggravated Assault" and a "sword" charge, a specific threat.
  19. present: It names an "Aggravated Assault" with a sword, a specific threat.
  20. present: It names "Aggravated Assault" with a "sword", a specific threat.
  21. present: It names "Aggravated Assault" with a "samurai-style sword", a specific threat.
  22. present: Names "Aggravated Assault" with a "samurai-style sword".
  23. present: Names "Aggravated Assault" with a sword, a specific threat.
  24. present: It names "Aggravated Assault" with a sword charge, a specific threat.
  25. present: It describes "Aggravated Assault" with a man wielding a "'samurai'-style sword".
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: it names the Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center, a stated location.

  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 names "the Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center".
  2. present: It locates it "while unlocking the Tournament Park parking lot".
  3. present: It locates it at "the Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center".
  4. present: It says "the Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center".
  5. present: It locates it at "the Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center".
  6. present: It specifies "Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center", a location.
  7. present: It locates it at "the Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center", a specific place.
  8. present: It names "Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center".
  9. present: It locates it at the "Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center".
  10. present: It locates it at "the Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center".
  11. present: It specifies "Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center".
  12. present: It names "the Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center".
  13. present: It locates it at "the Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center".
  14. present: It names "Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center", a specific place.
  15. present: It locates it at "Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center".
  16. present: It names "the Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center".
  17. present: It names "Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center", a specific place.
  18. present: It names "Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center".
  19. present: It locates it at "the Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center".
  20. present: It names "Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center".
  21. present: It locates it at "Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center".
  22. present: Gives location "Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center".
  23. present: Locates it at "Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center".
  24. present: It names "the Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center", specific places.
  25. present: It locates it at "Tournament Park parking lot south of the Braun Athletic Center".
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: it narrates the past incident but gives recipients no protective action, so guidance is absent.

  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 narrates the past incident but gives recipients no protective action.
  2. absent: It describes officer response but gives recipients no protective action.
  3. absent: It describes officer actions but gives recipients no protective instruction.
  4. absent: No protective action is directed at recipients, only an account of the response.
  5. absent: It describes responder actions but gives recipients no protective instruction.
  6. absent: It describes officer actions but gives recipients no protective instruction.
  7. absent: It narrates officer actions but gives recipients no protective action.
  8. absent: It narrates the incident but gives recipients no protective action.
  9. absent: No protective action is directed at recipients; it only narrates events.
  10. absent: It describes officers' actions but gives recipients no protective instruction.
  11. absent: It narrates the response but gives recipients no protective action.
  12. absent: No protective action is directed to recipients; it narrates officer and police response.
  13. absent: It describes officer response but gives recipients no protective action.
  14. absent: It recounts officer actions but instructs recipients to take no protective action.
  15. absent: It describes responder actions but gives recipients no protective instruction.
  16. absent: It narrates officers' response but gives recipients no protective action to take.
  17. absent: It describes the incident and police response but gives no instruction to recipients.
  18. absent: It describes officer and police actions but gives recipients no protective instruction.
  19. absent: It describes officer actions but gives recipients no protective instruction.
  20. absent: It describes responder actions but gives recipients no protective action.
  21. absent: It recounts officer actions but gives recipients no protective instruction.
  22. absent: Recounts the event but issues no protective instruction to recipients.
  23. absent: No protective action is instructed to recipients, only a narrative account.
  24. absent: It describes the past incident but gives recipients no protective action instruction.
  25. absent: It only narrates events; no protective instruction is given to recipients.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: it states June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m., a date and time.

  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: It states "On June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.", a date and time.
  2. present: It states "On June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.".
  3. present: It gives date and time, "On June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.".
  4. present: It gives "June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.".
  5. present: It gives a date and time, "On June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.".
  6. present: It states "On June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.", specific timing.
  7. present: It gives a date and time: "On June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.".
  8. present: It gives a date and time, "On June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.".
  9. present: It gives a date and time, "On June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.".
  10. present: It gives a time, "On June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m."
  11. present: It states "On June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.".
  12. present: It gives a date and time, "June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.".
  13. present: It gives a date and time, "On June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.".
  14. present: It gives "June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.", a date and time.
  15. present: It gives "June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.".
  16. present: It states "On June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.", a date and clock time.
  17. present: It says "On June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.", clock and date.
  18. present: It gives a date and time, "On June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.".
  19. present: It gives a date and time, "June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.".
  20. present: It gives "June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.".
  21. present: It gives "June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.", a date and time.
  22. present: Gives "June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.".
  23. present: Gives the time, "at around 7:30 a.m." on June 7, 2023.
  24. present: It states "On June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.", a specific time.
  25. present: It gives a date and time, "On June 7, 2023, at around 7:30 a.m.".
• Impactpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present by unanimous agreement; all reads note the crime bulletin describes an aggravated assault, a stated harm to a person.

  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 a man produced a sword and charged officers, a clearly stated threat of harm.
  2. present: Describes a man producing a sword and charging officers, an aggravated assault and stated threat of harm.
  3. present: It reports a man produced a sword and charged officers, a stated threat of harm.
  4. present: It reports a man produced a sword and charged officers, a clearly stated threat of harm.
  5. present: Reports an aggravated assault where a man charged officers with a sword, a stated threat of harm.
  6. present: It describes a man producing a sword and charging officers in an aggravated assault, a stated danger.
  7. present: Reports an aggravated assault where a man produced a sword and charged officers, a stated threat to people.
  8. present: Describes a man producing a sword and charging officers, a clear stated danger.
  9. present: Describes a man who produced a sword and charged officers, an explicit aggravated assault threat.
  10. present: Reports a man produced a sword and charged officers, a stated act of aggravated assault threatening harm.
  11. present: Reports a man produced a sword and charged officers, a stated threat of harm to people.
  12. present: Describes a man who produced a sword and charged officers, a stated threat of harm.
  13. present: Reports a man who produced a sword and charged officers, a stated threat to people.
  14. present: Describes a man producing a sword and charging officers, a clearly stated harm threat.
  15. present: It reports a man produced a sword and charged officers, a clear aggravated assault and threat of harm.
  16. present: Reports a man produced a sword and charged officers, a stated assault and danger to people.
  17. present: Reports a man produced a sword and charged at officers, an explicit threat of harm.
  18. present: Describes a man producing a samurai sword and charging officers, a stated threat of harm.
  19. present: It reports a man produced a sword and charged officers, a clearly stated aggravated assault and threat of harm.
  20. present: Reports an aggravated assault where a man produced a sword and charged officers, a stated harm and threat.
  21. present: Reports a man who produced a sword and charged officers, a threat of harm to people.
  22. present: It reports a man who produced a sword and charged officers, a stated threat of harm to people.
  23. present: Reports a man produced a sword and charged officers, an explicit stated threat of harm.
  24. present: Describes a man who produced a sword and charged officers, a stated threat of harm.
  25. present: It reports a man producing a sword and charging officers, an aggravated assault and threat of harm.