Fire alarm evacuates the basketball arena mid-game; no fire found

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.

• Sourceabsent3/25

  Final assessment

  Most reads find the source absent, with no sender tag or university name; a few infer a venue authority from the issuing we.

  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, agency, or university name appears in the text.
  2. absent: No sender tag, university name, or agency is identified in the text.
  3. present: Uses "We" as the issuing venue/institution providing updates.
  4. absent: No sender tag, agency, or university self-naming appears in this brief text.
  5. absent: No branded signature, university self-naming, or named agency appears in the text.
  6. absent: The text has no branded signature, named agency, or self-identifying sender.
  7. absent: No sender tag, agency, or institution names itself in the text.
  8. present: The "we" issuing updates and the game-event context identify a venue authority as sender.
  9. absent: No branded signature, agency, or institution names itself as sender.
  10. absent: No branded signature, sender tag, university name, or agency is identified in the text.
  11. absent: The text has no branded signature, self-naming, or named agency.
  12. absent: No sender tag, agency, or institution name appears in the text.
  13. absent: No sender tag, agency, or institution name appears; the text reads as a generic announcement.
  14. absent: No branded signature, university name, or agency is identified in the text.
  15. absent: The text has no branded signature, university self-naming, or named agency identifying the sender.
  16. absent: No sender, branded signature, or named authority appears in the text.
  17. absent: No sender signature, agency, or institution names itself in the text.
  18. absent: No branded signature, university name, or agency is named in the text.
  19. present: It references "We will provide further updates", identifying an institutional sender for the venue.
  20. absent: No branded signature, university name, or agency is identified in the text.
  21. absent: No branded signature, university name, or agency is identified in the text.
  22. absent: The text gives no sender tag, institution name, or named agency.
  23. absent: No sender, alert brand, university name, or agency is identified in the text.
  24. absent: No sender, branded tag, or named authority appears in the text.
  25. absent: The text has no branded signature, university self-naming, or named agency.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that the hazard is present; fire alarms going off inside the building are named as a hazard cue.

  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: Names "the fire alarms going off", a specific fire hazard.
  2. present: It names "fire alarms going off" inside the building, a specific hazard cue.
  3. present: Names "fire alarms going off inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall", a specific hazard cue.
  4. present: It names "fire alarms going off", a specific situation prompting evacuation.
  5. present: States "the fire alarms going off", referencing a fire hazard.
  6. present: It names "fire alarms going off" inside the building, the named hazard.
  7. present: It cites "the fire alarms going off", indicating a fire hazard situation.
  8. present: States "the fire alarms going off", indicating a fire alarm hazard.
  9. present: States "fire alarms going off", a specific hazard.
  10. present: It names "fire alarms going off", a specific hazard cue.
  11. present: It names "fire alarms going off", a specific hazard prompt.
  12. present: Names "fire alarms going off", a specific hazard.
  13. present: States "fire alarms going off" inside the hall, a specific hazard.
  14. present: It states "the fire alarms going off", indicating a fire hazard.
  15. present: It cites "the fire alarms going off", naming a fire alarm hazard.
  16. present: Names "the fire alarms going off inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall".
  17. present: It names "fire alarms going off", indicating a fire alarm hazard.
  18. present: It names "the fire alarms going off", a specific hazard prompting evacuation.
  19. present: It states "the fire alarms going off inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall", a specific hazard.
  20. present: It states "the fire alarms going off inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall", referencing fire as the hazard.
  21. present: States "the fire alarms going off", a specific fire-alarm hazard.
  22. present: Names "fire alarms going off", a specific hazard.
  23. present: It names "fire alarms going off inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall", a specific hazard.
  24. present: It names "fire alarms going off", a specific hazard cue.
  25. present: It names "the fire alarms going off inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall".
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree a location is given, inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

  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: Locates it "inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall".
  2. present: It says "inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall", a specific place.
  3. present: Specifies "Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall", a building location.
  4. present: It says "inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall", a specific place.
  5. present: Says "inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall", a specific building.
  6. present: It says "inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall", a specific place.
  7. present: It specifies "inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall", a specific building.
  8. present: Says "inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall", a specific building.
  9. present: Locates it "inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall".
  10. present: It says "inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall", a specific building.
  11. present: It locates it "inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall".
  12. present: Locates it "inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall".
  13. present: Says "inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall", a specific location.
  14. present: It locates it "inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall".
  15. present: It names "Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall", a specific building.
  16. present: Says it is "inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall", a specific building.
  17. present: It locates it "inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall", a specific building.
  18. present: It locates it "inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall".
  19. present: It names "Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall", a specific building.
  20. present: It locates it "inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall", a specific place.
  21. present: Says "inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall", a specific building.
  22. present: Specifies "Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall".
  23. present: It locates it "inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall".
  24. present: It names "Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall", a specific building.
  25. present: It locates it "inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that guidance is present; recipients are told to evacuate if inside the building.

  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: Instructs "Please evacuate if you are inside the building".
  2. present: It instructs recipients to "evacuate if you are inside the building".
  3. present: Instructs "Please evacuate if you are inside the building".
  4. present: It instructs "Please evacuate if you are inside the building", a protective action.
  5. present: Instructs recipients to "evacuate if you are inside the building".
  6. present: It instructs "Please evacuate if you are inside the building".
  7. present: It instructs "Please evacuate if you are inside the building", a protective action.
  8. present: Instructs "Please evacuate if you are inside the building", a protective action.
  9. present: Instructs "Please evacuate if you are inside the building".
  10. present: It instructs recipients to "evacuate if you are inside the building".
  11. present: It instructs recipients to "evacuate if you are inside the building".
  12. present: Instructs recipients: "Please evacuate if you are inside the building".
  13. present: Instructs "Please evacuate if you are inside the building", a protective action.
  14. present: It instructs recipients to "evacuate if you are inside the building".
  15. present: It instructs "Please evacuate if you are inside the building", a protective action.
  16. present: Instructs "Please evacuate if you are inside the building".
  17. present: It instructs "Please evacuate if you are inside the building".
  18. present: It instructs recipients to "evacuate if you are inside the building".
  19. present: It instructs recipients to "evacuate if you are inside the building".
  20. present: It instructs "Please evacuate if you are inside the building", a protective action.
  21. present: Instructs recipients to "evacuate if you are inside the building".
  22. present: Instructs recipients to "evacuate if you are inside the building".
  23. present: It instructs recipients to "evacuate if you are inside the building".
  24. present: It instructs recipients to "evacuate if you are inside the building".
  25. present: It instructs recipients to "evacuate if you are inside the building".
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree time is absent; no clock time, date, or recency cue appears.

  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 appears in the text.
  2. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word like "now" appears.
  3. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears.
  4. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is present 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 such as "now" appears in the text.
  8. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word such as "now" appears in the text.
  9. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue 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 word appears in the text.
  14. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word such as "now" appears.
  15. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears in the text.
  16. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  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 cue such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  20. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears in the text.
  21. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word like "now" appears in the text.
  22. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  23. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  24. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  25. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word such as "now" appears.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous absent. All 25 reads agree it reports a game delay due to fire alarms and orders evacuation but states no fire danger or potential 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: Reports a game delay due to fire alarms and orders evacuation but states no fire danger or potential harm.
  2. absent: It reports a fire alarm and orders evacuation but states no danger, harm, or potential consequence.
  3. absent: States a game was delayed due to fire alarms and to evacuate but names no danger, smoke, or harm.
  4. absent: Reports a fire alarm delaying a game and asks people to evacuate but states no danger or consequence.
  5. absent: It reports a game delayed by fire alarms and asks people to evacuate but states no harm or fire danger.
  6. absent: Says a game was delayed by fire alarms and asks people to evacuate but states no danger or harm.
  7. absent: Reports a fire alarm delaying a game and asks people to evacuate without stating any danger or harm.
  8. absent: Reports fire alarms and orders evacuation of the arena but states no harm or danger described.
  9. absent: Reports a fire alarm causing a game delay and asks people to evacuate but states no specific harm or danger.
  10. absent: Reports a fire alarm delaying a game and orders evacuation but states no actual fire harm or danger.
  11. absent: Reports a fire alarm delaying a game and orders evacuation but states no danger or harm from smoke or fire.
  12. absent: Reports a fire alarm and evacuation of an arena but states no danger or harm beyond the alarm.
  13. absent: Reports a fire alarm and orders evacuation but states no actual danger or harm.
  14. absent: States the game is delayed due to fire alarms and asks people to evacuate but names no fire, harm, or danger.
  15. absent: Reports a fire alarm and orders evacuation but states no harm, danger, or severity of any hazard.
  16. absent: Says a game is delayed due to fire alarms and to evacuate but states no harm or danger from any actual fire.
  17. absent: It reports a fire alarm and game delay with evacuation but states no danger or harm.
  18. absent: Reports a fire alarm and game delay with evacuation but states no danger or potential harm.
  19. absent: Reports a fire alarm and game delay with evacuation but states no actual fire or danger.
  20. absent: Reports a fire alarm delaying a game and orders evacuation but states no explicit danger or harm.
  21. absent: It reports a game delayed by fire alarms and directs evacuation but states no harm or danger from the alarm.
  22. absent: Reports a fire alarm causing a game delay and tells people to evacuate but states no actual fire harm or danger.
  23. absent: Reports fire alarms and orders evacuation but states no danger or potential consequence of the alarm.
  24. absent: Asks people to evacuate due to fire alarms and a delayed game but states the cause as alarms with no stated harm or fire danger.
  25. absent: Reports a fire alarm and orders evacuation but states no danger or harm, framing it as a game delay.