Watch taken from an unlocked unoccupied dorm room

To check this alert, SuperGrok Heavy 4.5 (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

  All 25 reads agree source is present. Cornell University Police Department is named as the responding agency and as the voice urging the community, with Public Safety Communications as the contact.

  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: Cornell University Police Department is named as the agency that responded at 4:00 p.m.
  2. present: Cornell University Police urge the community, identifying the issuing campus police force.
  3. present: Public Safety Communications Center is the named office to call with information about this crime.
  4. present: A named police department, Cornell University Police Department, is the responding authority.
  5. present: Campus police identity is clear from Cornell University Police in the response line and the closing urge.
  6. present: The phone line is the Cornell University Public Safety Communications Center at (607)255-1111.
  7. present: Who issued the notice is Cornell University Police, named as the notified department and the advising voice.
  8. present: Named agency language is met: police, Cornell University Police Department, and Public Safety Communications.
  9. present: The first sentence names Cornell University Police Department as the responding source.
  10. present: Cornell University is named inside the police department title that handled this dorm burglary.
  11. present: The communications center number identifies the campus public safety office behind the alert.
  12. present: The urging line from Cornell University Police functions as sender identification.
  13. present: Both the police department and Public Safety Communications Center name the authority.
  14. present: The responding unit is Cornell University Police Department, which the source rule counts as a named agency.
  15. present: Cornell University Police Department responded, so the handling authority is identified in the lead.
  16. present: The university’s police and its communications center are both named, satisfying source.
  17. present: The closing, Cornell University Police urge the community, identifies who is speaking.
  18. present: Police as a named agency appears throughout as Cornell University Police Department.
  19. present: Tips go to the Cornell University Public Safety Communications Center, naming the source office.
  20. present: The notice is from campus police: they responded and they urge precautions.
  21. present: Cornell University Police Department in the opening identifies the responding and issuing authority.
  22. present: The branded department name Cornell University Police Department is the sender.
  23. present: A named campus police department and a named communications center together identify the source.
  24. present: Who to contact is spelled out as Cornell University Public Safety Communications Center.
  25. present: The voice of the alert is Cornell University Police, which also names its communications center.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that a specific threat is named. The text reports a burglary and states that an Omega Seamaster watch was stolen from a dorm room.

  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: The lead calls the event a reported burglary, a specific crime rather than a vague incident.
  2. present: An Omega Seamaster watch stolen from a dorm room is still framed as burglary, a specific hazard.
  3. present: Burglary is named in the first sentence, not a generic emergency.
  4. present: The victim reported a burglary, which specifies the threat type.
  5. present: Reported burglary of a watch from a dorm room is a concrete crime.
  6. present: What the threat is, specifically, is burglary involving a stolen watch.
  7. present: Burglary is named, and the stolen item is specified as an Omega Seamaster watch.
  8. present: A burglary at Carl Becker House is a specific threat, not a vague situation.
  9. present: Their Omega Seamaster watch was stolen names the criminal event with specificity.
  10. present: The victim reported a burglary, so the hazard is not left generic.
  11. present: Burglary of a watch is a specific crime comparable to robbery in the hazard examples.
  12. present: Reported burglary in the opening sentence is the named threat.
  13. present: The hazard is not emergency; it is burglary of a watch from a dorm room.
  14. present: A watch stolen from an unlocked room is still framed as a burglary hazard.
  15. present: A burglary with a stolen Omega Seamaster is a specific named offense.
  16. present: The first paragraphs name burglary and the stolen watch, a specific threat.
  17. present: Generic incident appears only as when the incident occurred, while the threat named is burglary.
  18. present: The victim reported that their watch was stolen in a burglary, which is specific.
  19. present: Burglary is the labeled hazard in the first sentence.
  20. present: A watch stolen from Carl Becker House specifies the burglary hazard.
  21. present: A reported burglary is a specific threat, not a nameless emergency.
  22. present: The stolen watch makes the burglary a concrete, specific hazard.
  23. present: Burglary of an Omega Seamaster watch is what occurred.
  24. present: The message does not hide behind situation; it says burglary.
  25. present: A watch stolen from an unlocked, unoccupied dorm room is still a named burglary hazard.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads find location present: Carl Becker House, 647 Stewart Ave., City of Ithaca.

  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: The scene is Carl Becker House, 647 Stewart Ave., City of Ithaca.
  2. present: 647 Stewart Ave. is a street address for Carl Becker House.
  3. present: Carl Becker House is a named residence hall on Stewart Ave.
  4. present: City of Ithaca plus 647 Stewart Ave. locate the house.
  5. present: The dorm room is inside Carl Becker House at 647 Stewart Ave.
  6. present: Stewart Ave. with building number 647 locates Carl Becker House.
  7. present: Carl Becker House in the City of Ithaca is a named place.
  8. present: 647 Stewart Ave. is a precise campus street address.
  9. present: Carl Becker House is a named campus residence.
  10. present: The unlocked dorm room is at Carl Becker House, 647 Stewart Ave.
  11. present: Ithaca is named along with Stewart Ave. and the house name.
  12. present: Carl Becker House, 647 Stewart Ave., City of Ithaca, is a full location.
  13. present: A house name and a street number together say where.
  14. present: 647 Stewart Ave. is more specific than campus or the area.
  15. present: The dorm room at Carl Becker House on Stewart Ave. is the scene.
  16. present: City of Ithaca is attached to 647 Stewart Ave.
  17. present: Carl Becker House is identified by name and by 647 Stewart Ave.
  18. present: The residence hall name Carl Becker House locates the dorm room.
  19. present: 647 Stewart Ave., City of Ithaca, is an address.
  20. present: A named house on Stewart Ave. in Ithaca is the location.
  21. present: Carl Becker House at 647 Stewart Ave. is where it happened.
  22. present: The room was unlocked at Carl Becker House, a named site.
  23. present: Stewart Ave. and Carl Becker House give both a road and a building name.
  24. present: 647 Stewart Ave., City of Ithaca, locates Carl Becker House.
  25. present: Carl Becker House, 647 Stewart Ave., is the location given.
• Guidancepresent21/25

  Final assessment

  Most reads find protective instruction in locking unattended doors and windows and dialing 911. A minority treats that closing as after the fact prevention or a tip request.

  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: The community is told to lock and close unattended doors and windows and to dial 911.
  2. present: Locking and closing unattended doors and windows is a protective instruction to recipients.
  3. present: Immediately report suspected criminal activity by dialing 911 or using RAVE Guardian is an action instruction.
  4. present: Take steps to protect their property by locking unattended doors and windows is directed at readers.
  5. absent: The lock doors line is standing prevention after a completed theft, not a live avoid or shelter order for this event.
  6. present: Call 911 if you see suspected crime is guidance listed in the rubric examples.
  7. present: Locking and closing unattended doors and windows is an instruction to the community.
  8. present: The last paragraph tells people to lock unattended openings and report crime they see.
  9. present: Dialing 911 is an instructed protective reporting action.
  10. present: RAVE Guardian is offered with 911 as a way to report suspected activity.
  11. absent: Anyone with information related to this crime is asked to call, which is a tip request rather than live protective guidance.
  12. present: The police instruct the community to lock and close unattended doors and windows.
  13. present: Immediately report any suspected criminal activity they see is an instruction to the public.
  14. present: Take steps to protect their property is paired with lock doors advice as community action.
  15. present: Locking unattended doors and windows is urged as a protective step.
  16. absent: No stay away, evacuate, or shelter order appears. The closing is after the fact property hardening.
  17. present: Lock doors and windows plus dial 911 are the two actions urged.
  18. present: The community is told to protect property by locking and closing unattended doors and windows.
  19. present: Dial 911 to report suspected crime is an instruction to recipients.
  20. present: Locking and closing unattended doors and windows is protective guidance.
  21. present: Using the RAVE Guardian app is presented as a reporting action for the community.
  22. absent: No evacuate, avoid the area, or stay inside order is given; the closing is standing crime prevention.
  23. present: The closing paragraph is an instruction to lock and close unattended doors and windows.
  24. present: Police urge locking unattended doors and windows and reporting crime via 911 or RAVE Guardian.
  25. present: Recipients are told to lock and close unattended doors and windows.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Broad agreement that October 6, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. and the October 5 evening to October 6 2:00 a.m. window satisfy 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: October 6, 2024 at approximately 4:00 p.m. timestamps the police response.
  2. present: The watch was taken between 6:00 p.m. on October 5 and 2:00 a.m. on October 6, 2024.
  3. present: Clock times 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 2:00 a.m. appear with October 2024 dates.
  4. present: On October 6, 2024, at approximately 4:00 p.m. is a full date and clock time.
  5. present: October 5 at 6:00 p.m. starts the complainant’s time window.
  6. present: 2:00 a.m. on October 6, 2024 ends the overnight loss interval.
  7. present: Immediately report plus 4:00 p.m. on October 6 convey when and recency.
  8. present: October 5 evening and October 6 early morning times mark when the watch disappeared.
  9. present: October 6, 2024 is the date of the 4:00 p.m. response.
  10. present: 6:00 p.m. on October 5 is a clock time in the loss window.
  11. present: The room was unoccupied when the incident occurred, and dated overnight times convey when.
  12. present: Approximately 4:00 p.m. on October 6, 2024 is the response stamp.
  13. present: October 5 and October 6, 2024 are dates with multiple clock times.
  14. present: 2:00 a.m. on October 6 is when the overnight window closed.
  15. present: The overnight interval from 6:00 p.m. October 5 to 2:00 a.m. October 6 is a time range.
  16. present: On October 6, 2024, at approximately 4:00 p.m. answers when police responded.
  17. present: Immediately in the reporting advice is a recency cue alongside the dated times.
  18. present: 4:00 p.m. is a clock time on October 6, 2024.
  19. present: October 5, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. is when the theft window opened.
  20. present: 2:00 a.m. October 6, 2024 is an explicit end time.
  21. present: Three clock times across October 5 and 6 satisfy the time element.
  22. present: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on October 6, 2024 is when police were notified.
  23. present: The theft happened overnight into October 6, with 2:00 a.m. as an end point.
  24. present: October 5 at 6:00 p.m. and October 6 at 2:00 a.m. bound the event.
  25. present: 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 2:00 a.m. on dated October days mark when.
• Impactabsent7/25

  Final assessment

  Most reads find no impact because a stolen watch restates the burglary and no severity language appears. A minority treats the named property loss as stated harm.

  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: A stolen watch names the burglary’s object but does not add severity language such as dangerous.
  2. absent: Stolen restates the property crime and does not say what further harm it could cause.
  3. present: Their Omega Seamaster watch was stolen states an explicit property loss from the burglary.
  4. absent: An unlocked, unoccupied room does not convey injury risk or other severity.
  5. absent: No phrase such as may cause injury, destructive, or dangerous appears.
  6. absent: Naming an Omega Seamaster watch identifies property, not how serious the hazard is.
  7. present: A watch stolen from a dorm room is a stated property consequence of the crime.
  8. absent: The room was unlocked and unoccupied, so occupant injury is not even implied.
  9. absent: Stolen restates the burglary and does not say the event was serious or could injure anyone.
  10. present: Urging people to protect their property implies this burglary can cost them valuables such as a watch.
  11. absent: There is no life threatening or injurious wording attached to the watch theft.
  12. absent: No suspect description available is investigative detail, not impact.
  13. absent: The text never says the burglary was dangerous or could cause further harm.
  14. present: Stolen from their dorm room states what the hazard did to the victim’s property.
  15. absent: Unlocked explains opportunity and is not a severity statement.
  16. absent: Impact requires stated consequences beyond the crime name, and a stolen watch is the crime here.
  17. absent: There is no claim occupants faced injury; the room was unoccupied.
  18. present: An Omega Seamaster watch was stolen, which is an explicit property consequence.
  19. absent: No wording describes injury, danger, or other consequences beyond the fact of the burglary.
  20. absent: Unoccupied when the incident occurred undercuts implied harm to people.
  21. present: Stolen watch is named as the property taken, a stated property harm.
  22. absent: No wording such as damaging or life threatening is used.
  23. absent: The message reports a completed property crime without stating potential consequences or seriousness.
  24. present: Their Omega Seamaster watch was stolen is a clear statement of property loss.
  25. absent: Absent are words like destructive, risk of injury, or dangerous that would show impact.