Two employees assaulted; 40-minute lockdown while police searched

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

  All 25 reads agree the source is absent; no sender tag or named authority appears.

  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 sender tag or named authority appears in the text.
  2. absent: No branded signature, sender, or named authority appears in the text.
  3. absent: No sender tag, branded signature, or named authority appears.
  4. absent: No sender, branded signature, or responding authority is identified.
  5. absent: No sender, branded signature, or issuing authority is identified in the text.
  6. absent: No sender, branded signature, or agency is identified in the text.
  7. absent: No sender tag, university name, or named authority appears in the text.
  8. absent: No sender tag, university name, or named authority appears in the text.
  9. absent: No sender, branded signature, or named authority appears in the text.
  10. absent: No sender, branded signature, or responding authority is named in the text.
  11. absent: No sender, branded signature, or named authority appears in the text.
  12. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature appears in the text.
  13. absent: No sender tag, signature, or issuing authority is named.
  14. absent: No sender tag, university name, or agency identifies the source.
  15. absent: No sender, signature, or named authority appears.
  16. absent: No sender, authority, or branded signature is identified in the text.
  17. absent: No sender, branded tag, or named agency appears in the text.
  18. absent: No sender, university name, or responding authority is identified in the text.
  19. absent: No sender tag or named authority appears in the text.
  20. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature is identified in the text.
  21. absent: No sender, branded signature, or named authority identifies who issued this message.
  22. absent: No sender, branded signature, or named authority is identified in the text.
  23. absent: No sender, branded signature, or named authority appears in the text.
  24. absent: No sender tag or issuing authority is identified in the text.
  25. absent: No sender tag, agency, or institution names itself in the text.
• Hazardabsent1/25

  Final assessment

  Strong majority finds the hazard absent; immediate lockdown and not a drill describe a status but name no specific threat, with one read inferring an active 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. absent: "Immediate lockdown" describes a status but names no specific hazard.
  2. absent: It says "immediate lockdown" but names no specific threat or hazard.
  3. absent: "Lockdown" with "not a drill" names no specific threat like a shooter.
  4. absent: No specific hazard is named; "lockdown" describes the action, and no threat is stated.
  5. absent: It only says "Campus is on immediate lockdown", which does not name the underlying threat.
  6. absent: No specific hazard is named, only "lockdown" and "not a drill" without stating the threat.
  7. absent: It states "lockdown" as a status but names no specific threat or hazard.
  8. absent: A "lockdown" is stated but no specific threat such as a shooter is named.
  9. absent: No specific threat named; "lockdown" is a response, no hazard like shooter is stated.
  10. absent: No specific threat is named; only a "lockdown" response is stated without the hazard.
  11. absent: It says "lockdown" and "not a drill" but names no specific hazard.
  12. absent: No specific hazard is named; "lockdown" is an operational state, not a stated threat.
  13. absent: It states a "lockdown" condition but names no specific threat or hazard.
  14. absent: "lockdown" describes a status but names no specific threat or hazard.
  15. absent: No specific threat is named, only that campus is "on lockdown".
  16. absent: It says only "lockdown" without naming the underlying threat, so no specific hazard.
  17. absent: No specific threat is named; "lockdown" is an action without stating the hazard.
  18. absent: No specific hazard is named; "lockdown" describes a status without stating the threat.
  19. present: "lockdown" plus "This is not a drill" conveys an active threat situation.
  20. absent: No specific threat is named; "lockdown" and "not a drill" do not state the hazard.
  21. absent: A "lockdown" is imposed but no specific threat such as shooter or assault is named.
  22. absent: No specific threat is named; "lockdown" status without a stated hazard does not name the threat.
  23. absent: No specific threat is named; only "lockdown" status, which does not name the hazard.
  24. absent: It says campus is "on immediate lockdown" but names no specific threat or hazard.
  25. absent: "Lockdown" alone names no specific threat or hazard.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree the location is present; it refers to the campus on immediate lockdown.

  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 refers to "Campus", a location.
  2. present: It says "Campus is on immediate lockdown", a location reference.
  3. present: It refers to "Campus", a location.
  4. present: It specifies "Campus is on immediate lockdown".
  5. present: It refers to "Campus", a location.
  6. present: It says "Campus is on immediate lockdown", a location reference.
  7. present: It says "Campus is on immediate lockdown".
  8. present: It says "Campus is on immediate lockdown".
  9. present: It names "Campus" as the location on immediate lockdown.
  10. present: It says "Campus is on immediate lockdown", referencing campus as a location.
  11. present: It says "Campus", a location.
  12. present: It says "Campus is on immediate lockdown", referencing campus.
  13. present: It refers to "Campus" being on lockdown.
  14. present: It says "Campus is on immediate lockdown".
  15. present: "Campus" specifies the location.
  16. present: It says "Campus", a location.
  17. present: It refers to "Campus" being on lockdown.
  18. present: It says "Campus is on", referencing the campus as location.
  19. present: "Campus" specifies the location.
  20. present: It says "Campus is on immediate lockdown", a campus location reference.
  21. present: It says "Campus is on immediate lockdown", referencing campus.
  22. present: It says "Campus is on immediate lockdown", a location reference.
  23. present: It says "Campus", a location.
  24. present: It references "Campus" as the location on lockdown.
  25. present: It says "Campus is on immediate lockdown", a location reference.
• Guidancepresent19/25

  Final assessment

  Majority finds guidance present; the immediate lockdown directs recipients to secure in place, though several read it as only a status with no explicit action.

  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: "Campus is on immediate lockdown" instructs the protective action of locking down.
  2. present: The lockdown instruction directs recipients to secure in place.
  3. present: "on immediate lockdown" functions as a protective instruction to recipients.
  4. present: The "immediate lockdown" instruction directs recipients to lock down.
  5. present: The lockdown directive functions as a protective instruction to recipients.
  6. present: It implies lockdown action and "immediate lockdown" instructs recipients to lock down.
  7. present: "Campus is on immediate lockdown" instructs recipients to lock down.
  8. present: "lockdown" with "This is not a drill" directs recipients to take lockdown action.
  9. present: "immediate lockdown" functions as an instruction to lock down.
  10. present: The lockdown directive implicitly instructs recipients, "This is not a drill" reinforcing the action.
  11. absent: It states the campus is on lockdown but gives recipients no direct protective action instruction.
  12. present: It conveys lockdown as the directed action and stresses "This is not a drill".
  13. present: The lockdown directive functions as an instruction to recipients to lock down.
  14. present: "Campus is on immediate lockdown" instructs recipients to lock down.
  15. absent: No protective action is directed to recipients, only that campus is "on immediate lockdown".
  16. present: The lockdown directive functions as guidance to recipients to lock down, a protective action.
  17. present: The "immediate lockdown" directive instructs recipients to lock down.
  18. absent: No explicit protective action is directed to recipients; only a lockdown status is stated.
  19. present: "immediate lockdown" functions as an instruction to lock down.
  20. present: The "immediate lockdown" directive functions as a protective instruction to recipients.
  21. present: The "immediate lockdown" instruction directs recipients to lock down, a protective action.
  22. absent: It states a lockdown status but gives recipients no explicit protective action instruction.
  23. present: "Campus is on immediate lockdown" instructs recipients to lock down, a protective action.
  24. absent: It states it "is not a drill" but gives recipients no specific protective action.
  25. absent: It states a lockdown status but gives no explicit protective instruction.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree time is present; immediate conveys urgency and recency.

  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: "immediate" conveys urgency and recency, a time cue.
  2. present: "immediate" conveys urgency and recency.
  3. present: "immediate" conveys urgency and recency, a time cue.
  4. present: The word "immediate" conveys recency.
  5. present: The word "immediate" conveys recency.
  6. present: It says "immediate", a recency cue.
  7. present: "immediate" conveys recency and urgency.
  8. present: "immediate" conveys recency.
  9. present: "immediate" conveys recency/urgency timing.
  10. present: "immediate" conveys urgency and recency, a time cue.
  11. present: "immediate lockdown" conveys recency/immediacy.
  12. present: The word "immediate" conveys urgency and recency.
  13. present: The word "immediate" conveys recency.
  14. present: "immediate" conveys present recency.
  15. present: "immediate" conveys recency, a time cue.
  16. present: It says "immediate lockdown", a recency cue indicating now.
  17. present: "immediate" conveys recency/urgency.
  18. present: "immediate" conveys recency, a time cue.
  19. present: "immediate" conveys recency and urgency.
  20. present: "immediate" conveys an urgent, now-oriented timing cue.
  21. present: "immediate" conveys recency, a time cue.
  22. present: "immediate" conveys a recency cue.
  23. present: "immediate" conveys recency or urgency.
  24. present: "immediate lockdown" conveys recency and urgency.
  25. present: "immediate" conveys urgency and recency.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous absent. All 25 reads agree the message announces an immediate lockdown and that it is not a drill but states no specific harm or consequence.

  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: Announces an immediate lockdown and that it is not a drill but states no specific harm or consequence.
  2. absent: It only orders a lockdown and says it is not a drill without stating any danger or potential harm.
  3. absent: Announces an immediate lockdown and that it is not a drill but states no specific harm or danger.
  4. absent: Announces a lockdown and that it is not a drill but states no danger or potential harm.
  5. absent: It announces an immediate lockdown and says this is not a drill but states no danger, harm, or potential consequence.
  6. absent: Announces an immediate lockdown not a drill but states no harm or what the threat could do.
  7. absent: Announces a lockdown and that it is not a drill but states no specific danger or potential harm.
  8. absent: Announces a lockdown that is not a drill but states no harm or consequence.
  9. absent: Announces an immediate lockdown and that it is not a drill but states no specific harm or consequence.
  10. absent: Announces an immediate lockdown and that it is not a drill but states no specific harm or consequence.
  11. absent: Announces an immediate lockdown and that it is not a drill but does not state what harm the threat could cause.
  12. absent: Announces a lockdown and that it is not a drill but states no specific harm or consequence.
  13. absent: Orders lockdown and says not a drill but states no specific harm or consequence.
  14. absent: Announces lockdown and that it is not a drill but states no harm or consequence the hazard could cause.
  15. absent: Orders lockdown and says this is not a drill but states no specific danger or potential harm.
  16. absent: Announces an immediate lockdown and that it is not a drill but states no specific harm or consequence.
  17. absent: It announces a lockdown that is not a drill but states no specific harm or consequence.
  18. absent: Announces an immediate lockdown not a drill but names no hazard or stated harm or consequence.
  19. absent: Orders immediate lockdown and notes it is not a drill but states no specific danger or consequence.
  20. absent: Orders an immediate lockdown and says not a drill but states no specific harm or danger.
  21. absent: It announces a lockdown that is not a drill but states no specific danger or consequence.
  22. absent: Orders an immediate lockdown and stresses it is not a drill but names no hazard or stated harm.
  23. absent: Announces an immediate lockdown and that it is not a drill but states no specific danger or potential consequence.
  24. absent: Orders an immediate lockdown but only names the procedure without stating any harm or how serious the threat is.
  25. absent: Announces an immediate lockdown not a drill but does not state any danger, harm, or consequence.