Burglary at Green Hall

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 warning is issued by "Sgt. Andrew Turco, MIT Police Department", naming officer and agency.

  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: The MIT Police Department and Sgt. Andrew Turco are given as the source.
  2. present: Signed "Sgt. Andrew Turco, MIT Police Department", which names the sender.
  3. present: The message is issued by "Sgt. Andrew Turco, MIT Police Department".
  4. present: Signed by Sgt. Andrew Turco, MIT Police Department.
  5. present: It ends "Issued by Sgt. Andrew Turco, MIT Police Department", naming the issuing agency.
  6. present: The MIT Police Department is named and Sgt. Andrew Turco issued the warning.
  7. present: "Issued by Sgt. Andrew Turco, MIT Police Department" gives the issuing authority.
  8. present: The warning is issued by "Sgt. Andrew Turco, MIT Police Department".
  9. present: The notice is issued by Sgt. Andrew Turco of the MIT Police Department.
  10. present: MIT Police are named as investigators and Sgt. Andrew Turco signs the notice.
  11. present: The tips are attributed to MIT Police and the message is signed by Sgt. Andrew Turco.
  12. present: Issued by Sgt. Andrew Turco of the MIT Police Department.
  13. present: The notice closes with "Sgt. Andrew Turco, MIT Police Department", identifying the sender.
  14. present: Sgt. Andrew Turco of the MIT Police Department signs the notice.
  15. present: "Sgt. Andrew Turco, MIT Police Department" closes the message as the identified sender.
  16. present: Signed "Sgt. Andrew Turco, MIT Police Department", identifying the issuing agency.
  17. present: The signature "Sgt. Andrew Turco, MIT Police Department" identifies the issuing body.
  18. present: It is issued by "Sgt. Andrew Turco, MIT Police Department".
  19. present: Signed "Sgt. Andrew Turco, MIT Police Department" as the issuing authority.
  20. present: The sign-off "Sgt. Andrew Turco, MIT Police Department" makes the sender explicit.
  21. present: The notice closes "Issued by Sgt. Andrew Turco, MIT Police Department."
  22. present: Sgt. Andrew Turco of the MIT Police Department is listed as the issuer.
  23. present: Sgt. Andrew Turco of the MIT Police Department is named at the close.
  24. present: Issued by "Sgt. Andrew Turco, MIT Police Department", who is investigating.
  25. present: Issued by "Sgt. Andrew Turco, MIT Police Department".
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25, unanimous. "Two dorm rooms ... were burglarized" and two residents "reported that their laptops were stolen from their dorm rooms".

  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: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and laptops were taken, a specific crime.
  2. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and laptops were stolen, a specific crime.
  3. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and laptops were stolen from them.
  4. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and laptops taken, a clearly named crime.
  5. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and laptops were stolen from unsecured rooms.
  6. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and laptops taken, a named crime.
  7. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and laptops were taken from unsecured rooms.
  8. present: It reports that two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and laptops taken.
  9. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized", a specific property crime against residents.
  10. present: Burglary of two dorm rooms with laptops taken is the specific threat described.
  11. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and laptops were stolen from each.
  12. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and laptops were taken, a named crime.
  13. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and laptops were taken, a named property crime.
  14. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and both residents' laptops were stolen.
  15. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and laptops taken, a specific crime.
  16. present: It reports two dorm rooms that "were burglarized" with laptops taken.
  17. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and two residents' laptops were stolen, a specific crime.
  18. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and laptops taken, a named crime.
  19. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and laptops taken, a specific crime.
  20. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and both residents' laptops were stolen.
  21. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and laptops were stolen, a named property crime.
  22. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" with laptops taken, a named crime.
  23. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and laptops were stolen from them.
  24. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and laptops were stolen, a specific crime.
  25. present: Two dorm rooms "were burglarized" and laptops stolen, a specific crime.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The rooms are on "an upper floor of Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".

  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 "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".
  2. present: It names "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive."
  3. present: It gives "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".
  4. present: Green Hall, Building W5, is located "at 350 Memorial Drive".
  5. present: It identifies "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".
  6. present: It identifies "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".
  7. present: It names "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".
  8. present: It names "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".
  9. present: It names "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".
  10. present: Green Hall, Building W5, at 350 Memorial Drive is identified.
  11. present: It names "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".
  12. present: It names Green Hall, Building W5, at "350 Memorial Drive".
  13. present: It locates them in "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".
  14. present: It specifies "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".
  15. present: It names "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".
  16. present: It names "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".
  17. present: It gives "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".
  18. present: It names "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".
  19. present: It names "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".
  20. present: It names "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".
  21. present: It names "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive."
  22. present: Location is "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".
  23. present: It names "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".
  24. present: It names "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".
  25. present: The place is "Green Hall, Building W5, which is located at 350 Memorial Drive".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. Tips direct readers to "Always lock your doors and windows", "Do not prop doors open", report tailgaters, and register laptops for free tagging.

  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 instructed to lock doors and windows and not to prop doors open.
  2. present: It tells readers to lock doors and windows, avoid propping doors, and report suspicious activity.
  3. present: It tells recipients to always lock doors and windows and report suspicious activity.
  4. present: It tells recipients to lock doors and windows, avoid propping doors, and call MIT Police.
  5. present: Tips tell readers to lock doors and windows, avoid propping doors, and report suspicious activity.
  6. present: Recipients are told to lock doors and windows, avoid propping doors, and report tailgaters.
  7. present: Readers are told to always lock doors and windows and report suspicious people to MIT Police.
  8. present: It instructs readers to lock doors and windows, avoid propping doors, and report suspicious activity.
  9. present: Recipients are told to lock doors and windows, report tailgaters and photograph valuables.
  10. present: It instructs readers to lock doors and windows, not prop doors, and call MIT Police immediately.
  11. present: It urges readers to always lock doors and windows and to document serial numbers of electronics.
  12. present: It instructs residents to lock doors and windows and report suspicious activity.
  13. present: It instructs readers to always lock doors and windows and to report tailgaters and suspicious people.
  14. present: It directs readers to lock doors and windows and to notify MIT Police of crimes.
  15. present: It advises locking doors and windows and immediately notifying MIT Police.
  16. present: It advises locking doors and windows, not propping doors, and documenting serial numbers.
  17. present: It tells readers to lock doors and windows, not prop doors, and report suspicious activity.
  18. present: Readers are advised to lock doors and windows, avoid propping doors, and report suspicious activity.
  19. present: It instructs readers to lock doors and windows and to report suspicious activity.
  20. present: It instructs readers to lock doors, avoid propping them, and document serial numbers.
  21. present: It instructs readers to lock doors and windows, avoid propping doors, and report suspicious activity.
  22. present: It tells readers to lock doors and windows, avoid propping doors, and report tailgaters.
  23. present: The tips tell readers to lock doors and windows and to report tailgaters and suspicious activity.
  24. present: It instructs readers to lock doors and windows and call MIT Police if a crime occurs.
  25. present: It instructs residents to lock doors and windows, not prop doors and notify MIT Police immediately.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The theft window is "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM", a tight four hour bracket.

  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: The window is stated as "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM".
  2. present: The window is "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM."
  3. present: The theft window is "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM".
  4. present: The window is "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM".
  5. present: The thefts are set "on Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM".
  6. present: The window is "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM".
  7. present: The theft window is "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM".
  8. present: The window is "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM".
  9. present: The window is "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM".
  10. present: Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM is given.
  11. present: The theft window is "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM".
  12. present: The window is "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM".
  13. present: The window is "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM".
  14. present: The thefts fall "on Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM".
  15. present: "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM" gives the exact window.
  16. present: The window is "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM".
  17. present: The theft is dated "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM".
  18. present: Time is given as "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM".
  19. present: The time is "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM".
  20. present: The period "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM" is specified.
  21. present: "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM" gives the exact window.
  22. present: Timed "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM".
  23. present: The window is "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM".
  24. present: It gives "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM".
  25. present: The window is "Saturday, May 5, 2018 between 7:30PM and 11:15PM".
• Impactpresent16/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 16 of 25, with real dissent. The majority takes the stated harm to be that "their laptops were stolen from their dorm rooms"; nine reads stress that both rooms were empty and no danger or severity is described.

  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 harm is that "their laptops were stolen from their dorm rooms".
  2. absent: The rooms were empty and no harm, danger, or severity is described.
  3. absent: Two stolen laptops are reported with no statement of risk or seriousness.
  4. present: The consequence given is that residents' "laptops were stolen from their dorm rooms".
  5. absent: The notice conveys no severity; both residents were absent and only laptops were lost.
  6. present: The harm is theft from two residents whose "laptops were stolen from their dorm rooms".
  7. present: The residents' losses are stated: both students had "their laptops were stolen from their dorm rooms".
  8. present: It states that both residents' "laptops were stolen from their dorm rooms", a concrete loss.
  9. present: It states the loss that both residents' "laptops were stolen from their dorm rooms".
  10. present: Both residents lost laptops from unsecured rooms, a stated consequence of leaving doors unlocked.
  11. absent: Both victims were absent and no danger or degree of seriousness is described.
  12. present: Both residents "reported that their laptops were stolen", a stated loss from unsecured rooms.
  13. present: Two residents reported "their laptops were stolen", stating the concrete consequence.
  14. absent: No language conveys risk or seriousness beyond the fact of the stolen laptops.
  15. present: Two residents had "their laptops stolen" from unsecured rooms, a stated material loss.
  16. present: The stated harm is that "their laptops were stolen" from two unsecured rooms.
  17. absent: Nothing is said about danger or seriousness; neither victim was present during the thefts.
  18. present: The harm is stated: both residents' "laptops were stolen from their dorm rooms".
  19. present: The loss is described: both residents reported "their laptops were stolen" from unsecured rooms.
  20. absent: Only stolen laptops are mentioned; no severity or potential harm is described.
  21. absent: Laptop theft is reported with no statement about severity or risk to anyone.
  22. present: Both residents lost laptops from unsecured rooms, a stated consequence for victims.
  23. absent: Only the property loss is reported, with no severity or consequence language.
  24. present: Both residents had "their laptops were stolen" from unsecured rooms, a stated loss.
  25. present: Both residents "reported that their laptops were stolen", a stated loss.