Shooting on a cafe patio adjacent to campus wounds one; alert urged staying indoors

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.

• Sourcepresent18/25

  Final assessment

  Majority finds the source present, naming "Willimantic Police" as responding authority; a minority notes they are referenced only as responders, not a branded 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 names "Willimantic Police", identifying the police as the responding authority.
  2. absent: No sender or branded signature appears, only "Willimantic Police" referenced.
  3. present: It names "Willimantic Police", the responding authority.
  4. present: It names "Willimantic Police" as the responding authority.
  5. absent: No sender tag or university name appears; "Willimantic Police" is named only as responders, not the issuer.
  6. present: It names "Willimantic Police", the responding authority.
  7. present: Identifies "Willimantic Police", a responding agency.
  8. present: It names "Willimantic Police" who responded, a named authority.
  9. present: Names "Willimantic Police", a clear responding agency.
  10. absent: No sender tag or issuing authority is named; "Willimantic Police" are referenced only as responders.
  11. absent: No sender tag or self-naming authority; "Willimantic Police" are referenced as responders, not the campus sender.
  12. absent: No sender tag or issuing authority is named; "Willimantic Police" appears as responders.
  13. present: It names "Willimantic Police", the responding authority.
  14. absent: No sender tag or named issuing authority appears, though it cites "Willimantic Police".
  15. present: Identifies "Willimantic Police", the responding authority.
  16. absent: No sender name or branded signature appears, only "Willimantic Police" responding, not the sender tag.
  17. present: Names "Willimantic Police" as the responding authority.
  18. present: It names "Willimantic Police", identifying the responding authority.
  19. present: It names "Willimantic Police", the responding authority.
  20. present: It names "Willimantic Police", the responding authority.
  21. present: Names "Willimantic Police", the responding authority.
  22. present: It names "Willimantic Police", the responding agency.
  23. present: It names "Willimantic Police", a named responding authority.
  24. present: Refers to "Willimantic Police" responding, a responding authority.
  25. present: It names "Willimantic Police", identifying the responding authority.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that a specific threat is named, "a shooting".

  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 "a shooting", a specific threat.
  2. present: It names "a shooting", a specific threat.
  3. present: It reports "a shooting", a specific threat.
  4. present: It names "a shooting", a specific hazard.
  5. present: It names "a shooting", a specific threat.
  6. present: It names "a shooting", a specific threat.
  7. present: Names "a shooting", a specific threat.
  8. present: It names "a shooting in the area of Blarney's", a specific threat.
  9. present: Names "a shooting", a specific threat.
  10. present: It names "a shooting", a specific threat.
  11. present: Names "a shooting", a specific hazard.
  12. present: It names "a shooting", a specific threat.
  13. present: It names the threat specifically: "a shooting in the area of Blarney's".
  14. present: Names the hazard specifically as "a shooting".
  15. present: Names "a shooting", a specific hazard.
  16. present: Names "a shooting", a specific threat.
  17. present: Names "a shooting", a specific hazard.
  18. present: It reports "a shooting", a specific hazard.
  19. present: It names "a shooting", a specific threat.
  20. present: It names "a shooting", a specific hazard.
  21. present: Names "a shooting", a specific hazard.
  22. present: It names "a shooting", a specific hazard.
  23. present: It names "a shooting", a specific hazard.
  24. present: Names "a shooting", a specific threat.
  25. present: It reports "a shooting in the area of Blarney's", a specific threat.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree a specific address is named, "Blarney’s at 49 High St. in Willimantic".

  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 "Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic", a specific address.
  2. present: It names "Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic", a specific place.
  3. present: It names "Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic".
  4. present: It names "Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic", a specific place.
  5. present: It names "Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic".
  6. present: It names "Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic" and "the area", specific places.
  7. present: Names "Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic", a specific place.
  8. present: It names "Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic" and "the area", specific places.
  9. present: Names "the area of Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic", a specific location.
  10. present: It names "the area of Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic", a specific place.
  11. present: Names "the area of Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic", a specific location.
  12. present: It names "Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic", a specific location.
  13. present: It names "Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic", a specific place.
  14. present: Specifies "the area of Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic", named places.
  15. present: Names "Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic", a specific location.
  16. present: Names "the area of Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic", a specific place.
  17. present: Names "the area of Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic", specific places.
  18. present: It names "Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic", a specific location.
  19. present: It names "Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic", a specific place.
  20. present: It names "the area of Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic", a specific place.
  21. present: Names "Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic", a specific place.
  22. present: It names "Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic" and "the area", specific places.
  23. present: It names "Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic", a specific place.
  24. present: Names "Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic", a specific location.
  25. present: It names "Blarney's at 49 High St. in Willimantic", a specific place.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that protective actions are given: "Avoid the area and stay indoors".

  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 "Avoid the area and stay indoors", protective actions.
  2. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid the area and stay indoors".
  3. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid the area and stay indoors if you are able".
  4. present: It instructs "Avoid the area and stay indoors", protective actions.
  5. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid the area and stay indoors if you are able".
  6. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid the area and stay indoors", protective actions.
  7. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area and stay indoors if you are able", protective actions.
  8. present: It tells recipients to "Avoid the area and stay indoors if you are able", protective actions.
  9. present: Instructs "Avoid the area and stay indoors if you are able", protective actions.
  10. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid the area and stay indoors", protective actions.
  11. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area and stay indoors if you are able", protective actions.
  12. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid the area and stay indoors".
  13. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid the area and stay indoors", protective actions.
  14. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area and stay indoors if you are able", protective actions.
  15. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area and stay indoors", protective actions.
  16. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area and stay indoors", protective actions.
  17. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area and stay indoors".
  18. present: It instructs people to "Avoid the area and stay indoors", protective actions.
  19. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid the area and stay indoors if you are able", protective actions.
  20. present: It tells recipients to "Avoid the area and stay indoors if you are able".
  21. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area and stay indoors".
  22. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid the area and stay indoors if you are able", protective actions.
  23. present: It instructs "Avoid the area and stay indoors", protective actions.
  24. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area and stay indoors", protective actions.
  25. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid the area and stay indoors", protective actions.
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that no clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.

  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 cue such as "now" appears.
  2. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  3. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  4. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  5. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  6. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  7. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  8. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears.
  9. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  10. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  11. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  12. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  13. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  14. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as now or immediately appears.
  15. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  16. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the message.
  17. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  18. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  19. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  20. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the message.
  21. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  22. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  23. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  24. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  25. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
• Impactpresent19/25

  Final assessment

  Present by a 19 to 6 majority: it reports a shooting with suspects who fled and directs people to avoid the area and stay indoors, with the shooting conveying actual violence and danger.

  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: It reports a shooting with suspects who fled and tells people to avoid the area and stay indoors, with a shooting conveying actual violence.
  2. absent: This reports a shooting with suspects fled and avoid-area guidance but states no injury or explicit ongoing danger to people.
  3. present: Reports a shooting with suspects fled and avoid-area guidance, and a shooting conveys a clear violent danger.
  4. present: It reports a shooting and directs avoidance and staying indoors, conveying a violent danger though suspects fled.
  5. present: Reports a shooting with suspects fled and urges staying indoors, conveying ongoing danger to people.
  6. present: It reports a shooting in a nearby area with suspects fled and orders people to avoid the area and stay indoors which conveys a stated harmful event and danger.
  7. present: Reports a shooting with suspects fled and tells people to avoid the area and stay indoors, conveying a shooting that occurred with implied danger.
  8. absent: Reports a shooting with suspects fled and avoid guidance but states no injury or explicit harm.
  9. present: Reports a shooting with suspects who fled and advises staying indoors, the stated shooting conveying violent harm.
  10. present: It reports a shooting with suspects who fled and tells people to avoid and stay indoors, conveying danger from gunfire.
  11. present: Reports a shooting and that suspects fled, directing people to avoid the area and stay indoors, with the shooting and stay indoors guidance conveying danger.
  12. present: It reports a shooting with suspects who fled and urges staying indoors, and a shooting conveys a violent danger to the area.
  13. present: A shooting with suspects fled and avoid the area and stay indoors conveys a danger from gunfire.
  14. present: Reports a shooting where suspects fled and urges avoiding the area and staying indoors, conveying real armed violence and danger.
  15. present: Reports a shooting with suspects fled and urges avoiding the area and staying indoors, conveying violent danger.
  16. present: Reports a shooting with suspects fled and directs avoiding the area and staying indoors, conveying a violent event and ongoing danger.
  17. absent: Reports a shooting with suspects fled and to avoid the area but states no injury or specific harm.
  18. present: Reports a shooting with suspects who fled and urges avoiding the area and staying indoors, conveying danger.
  19. absent: Reports a shooting and says avoid the area stay indoors but states no injury or harm.
  20. present: Reports a shooting and that suspects fled with advice to avoid and stay indoors, conveying a violent dangerous incident.
  21. present: Reports a shooting occurred with suspects fled, telling people to stay indoors, conveying an active danger.
  22. present: Reports a shooting with suspects who fled and urges avoiding the area and staying indoors, conveying a danger to people.
  23. present: Reports a shooting with fled suspects and directs to avoid the area and stay indoors, conveying a real danger from gunfire.
  24. absent: Reports a shooting with avoid and shelter guidance but states no harm or casualties and notes suspects fled.
  25. absent: It reports a shooting and that suspects fled and to stay indoors but does not state any harm or severity.