Burglary at Building 31

To check this alert, Claude Opus 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

  Present, 25 of 25. The signature "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department, 301 Vassar Street (W89)" names the sender unambiguously.

  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: Issued by Sue Fuller DeAmato of the MIT Police Department, clearly identifying the source.
  2. present: The signature "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department" names the sender.
  3. present: Signed by "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department".
  4. present: Issued by Sue Fuller-DeAmato of the MIT Police Department with a Vassar Street address.
  5. present: Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department, is named as the issuer.
  6. present: Issued by a Crime Analyst of the "MIT Police Department", naming the sending authority.
  7. present: Signed by the MIT Police Crime Analyst, and "The MIT Police are investigating this crime".
  8. present: It is issued by "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department".
  9. present: Attribution at the end reads Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department.
  10. present: MIT Police are named as investigators with Sue Fuller-DeAmato issuing the message.
  11. present: Attribution appears as "MIT Police" tips and the signed block for Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst.
  12. present: Issued by Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst with the MIT Police Department.
  13. present: The sign off "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department" identifies who sent it.
  14. present: Issued by Sue Fuller-DeAmato of the MIT Police Department, an identified sender.
  15. present: Signed by Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department, naming the sender.
  16. present: Signed by "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department" at 301 Vassar Street.
  17. present: "Issued by Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department" names the sending office.
  18. present: The closing block names "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department".
  19. present: Issued by Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst with the MIT Police Department.
  20. present: Issued by "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department", a named sender.
  21. present: The closing block "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department" identifies the sender.
  22. present: Issued by Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst with the MIT Police Department.
  23. present: The notice is issued by Sue Fuller DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department.
  24. present: The notice is issued by the "MIT Police Department" Crime Analyst Sue Fuller-DeAmato.
  25. present: Signed "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department".
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. A work area "was burglarized" and "Someone entered the area and removed two pairs of Bose headphones", a specific named offense.

  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: A work area "was burglarized" and property was removed, a specific crime.
  2. present: A work area "was burglarized" and two pairs of headphones were removed, a specific crime.
  3. present: A work area "was burglarized" and two pairs of headphones were removed.
  4. present: A work area "was burglarized" and property was removed, a specific criminal threat.
  5. present: A work area "was burglarized" and two pairs of Bose headphones were removed.
  6. present: The text says a work area "was burglarized" with property removed, a specific crime.
  7. present: It says a second floor work area "was burglarized" and property was removed.
  8. present: It states a work area "was burglarized", a specific criminal threat.
  9. present: A work area "was burglarized", naming the specific property crime involved.
  10. present: A burglary of a card access work area, with items removed, is the named threat.
  11. present: A work area "was burglarized" and two pairs of headphones were removed, a specific crime.
  12. present: A work area "was burglarized" and property was removed, a specifically named crime.
  13. present: A work area "was burglarized" and items were removed, a clearly named crime.
  14. present: A work area "was burglarized" with two pairs of headphones removed.
  15. present: A work area "was burglarized", which names the specific crime threat.
  16. present: It says a work area "was burglarized" and property was removed.
  17. present: A work area "was burglarized" and "two pairs of Bose headphones" were removed, a specific crime.
  18. present: A work area "was burglarized" and property was removed, a specific crime.
  19. present: A work area "was burglarized", the named crime, with property removed.
  20. present: A work area "was burglarized" and "two pairs of Bose headphones" were removed.
  21. present: A work area "was burglarized" and headphones were removed, naming a property crime.
  22. present: A work area "was burglarized", a named crime with property removed.
  23. present: A work area "was burglarized" and two pairs of headphones were removed.
  24. present: It says a work area "was burglarized" and property was removed, a specific crime.
  25. present: The work area "was burglarized" and property was removed, a clearly named crime.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The place is pinned down as "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".

  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 place is "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
  2. present: It states "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge."
  3. present: It names "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
  4. present: The place is the 2nd floor of building 31, "located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
  5. present: It specifies "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
  6. present: It names "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
  7. present: The place is "building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge", second floor.
  8. present: The place is "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
  9. present: The area is "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
  10. present: Building 31, second floor, at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge is given.
  11. present: It identifies "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
  12. present: It names the 2nd floor of building 31 at "70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
  13. present: It specifies "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
  14. present: It specifies "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
  15. present: It specifies "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
  16. present: It identifies "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
  17. present: It identifies "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
  18. present: It places it on "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
  19. present: It identifies "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
  20. present: Location given as "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
  21. present: It specifies "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge."
  22. present: The area is on "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
  23. present: It specifies "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
  24. present: It names "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
  25. present: It specifies "the 2nd floor of building 31, located at 70 Rear Vassar Street, Cambridge".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. It tells readers to "Take easily portable valuables with you", to lock office doors even briefly, and to secure belongings before leaving for Spring Break.

  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: Readers are told to lock doors, take portable valuables with them, and report tailgaters.
  2. present: Recipients are told to take portable valuables with them, lock doors, and report suspicious activity.
  3. present: Readers are told to lock doors, take valuables with them, and report suspicious activity.
  4. present: Readers are told to secure valuables, lock doors, report tailgaters and call police.
  5. present: Readers are advised to take valuables with them, lock doors, and secure belongings over break.
  6. present: Tips instruct readers to lock doors, take valuables, and secure belongings over break.
  7. present: It directs readers to take valuables with them, lock doors, and secure belongings over break.
  8. present: It tells readers to take portable valuables with them, lock doors, and report suspicious activity.
  9. present: Tips tell readers to take valuables, lock doors, and secure belongings over Spring Break.
  10. present: It tells readers to lock doors, take portable valuables along, and secure belongings over Spring Break.
  11. present: Readers are told to take portable valuables with them, lock doors, and secure belongings over break.
  12. present: Tips instruct readers to take valuables, lock doors, and report suspicious activity.
  13. present: Readers are told to take portable valuables, lock doors, and secure belongings over Spring Break.
  14. present: It instructs readers to take valuables, lock doors, and secure belongings over break.
  15. present: It directs readers to secure valuables, lock doors, and report suspicious activity.
  16. present: It directs readers to lock doors, take valuables away over break, and report suspicious activity.
  17. present: Tips direct readers to take valuables, lock office doors, and report suspicious people.
  18. present: It directs readers to lock offices, take portable valuables, and report suspicious people.
  19. present: It instructs readers to lock doors, take valuables along, and report tailgaters.
  20. present: It asks readers to take valuables along, lock office doors, and report tailgaters.
  21. present: Readers are instructed to lock doors, take portable valuables, and report suspicious people.
  22. present: Tips direct readers to lock doors, take valuables, and secure belongings over break.
  23. present: Readers are directed to take valuables with them, lock doors and report suspicious activity.
  24. present: It tells recipients to take valuables with them, lock doors, and report suspicious people.
  25. present: Tips tell readers to take valuables away, lock office doors and report suspicious people.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The burglary is bracketed "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019".

  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: Dates and times bracket it: "6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019".
  2. present: Dated between "6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019."
  3. present: The window runs "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019".
  4. present: It spans "6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019".
  5. present: The theft window is "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019".
  6. present: The span runs "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019".
  7. present: The period given is "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019".
  8. present: The span "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019" is given.
  9. present: The period is "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019".
  10. present: The period runs from 6 p.m. March 22, 2019 to 10 a.m. March 24, 2019.
  11. present: The span is "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019".
  12. present: The interval is "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019".
  13. present: The window is "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019".
  14. present: The window runs "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019".
  15. present: The period is "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019".
  16. present: The period is "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019".
  17. present: The period given is "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019".
  18. present: The window "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019" is stated.
  19. present: The period runs "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019".
  20. present: The span "6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019" is precise.
  21. present: The span "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019" is explicit.
  22. present: It brackets the event "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019".
  23. present: The window is "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019".
  24. present: It brackets the crime "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019".
  25. present: The span is "between 6 p.m. on March 22, 2019 and 10 a.m. on March 24, 2019".
• Impactpresent16/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 16 of 25, with substantial dissent. The majority reads the realized loss of "two pairs of Bose headphones" from a card access only area as consequence; nine reads found no statement of harm or seriousness.

  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: The stated outcome is theft: "Someone entered the area and removed two pairs of Bose headphones."
  2. absent: Only a theft of property is recounted, with no expression of danger or seriousness.
  3. absent: No statement of harm or severity appears, only the loss of two items.
  4. present: It reports actual loss: "Someone entered the area and removed two pairs of Bose headphones".
  5. absent: No potential consequence is conveyed beyond the bare fact that headphones were taken.
  6. present: It reports the property consequence: someone "removed two pairs of Bose headphones".
  7. present: Actual loss is named: "Someone entered the area and removed two pairs of Bose headphones."
  8. present: Consequence is named: "Someone entered the area and removed two pairs of Bose headphones".
  9. present: The consequence given is that "someone entered the area and removed two pairs of Bose headphones".
  10. present: Two pairs of Bose headphones were removed from a supposedly card controlled space, a stated loss.
  11. absent: Only a property loss is recorded, with no mention of risk to people or severity.
  12. present: It reports the removal of "two pairs of Bose headphones" from a card access area.
  13. present: It states that "two pairs of Bose headphones" were removed, giving the consequence of the break in.
  14. absent: The message never conveys danger or how serious the loss could be.
  15. present: Noting that "two pairs of Bose headphones" were removed from a card access area shows the loss.
  16. present: Property was actually lost: "removed two pairs of Bose headphones" from a card access area.
  17. absent: Stolen headphones aside, the text never states any consequence or level of danger.
  18. present: It names the consequence: "Someone entered the area and removed two pairs of Bose headphones".
  19. present: Consequence appears as stolen property: someone "removed two pairs of Bose headphones".
  20. absent: No harm, threat, or consequence for the community is stated in the text.
  21. absent: Nothing conveys danger or severity; the loss is two pairs of headphones.
  22. present: "Two pairs of Bose headphones" were removed from a card access only area, a concrete loss.
  23. absent: No danger to people or gravity of the loss is expressed in the text.
  24. present: Someone "removed two pairs of Bose headphones" from a card access area, a concrete loss.
  25. present: Loss is stated: "Someone entered the area and removed two pairs of Bose headphones."