Burglary prompts campus safety notice warning burglary

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 MIT Police responded to the Sigma Nu Fraternity" opens the notice and a full block, Sergeant O'Connor at "301 Vassar Street", closes it. No dissent.

  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 responded" plus the sergeant's block identify the issuing law enforcement agency.
  2. present: MIT Police are the responding agency and a named sergeant issues the warning.
  3. present: Attributed to "the MIT Police" and signed by their Crime Prevention sergeant.
  4. present: MIT Police are identified as responding and the notice is signed by their Crime Prevention unit sergeant.
  5. present: "Issued by Sergeant David J. O'Connor, Crime Prevention/Community Policing Unit, MIT Police" names the sender.
  6. present: "the MIT Police responded" and the signed sergeant block identify the issuing authority.
  7. present: "the MIT Police responded" plus the signature of Sergeant O'Connor establishes who is writing.
  8. present: Attribution to "Sergeant David J. O'Connor, Crime Prevention/Community Policing Unit, MIT Police" names the issuer.
  9. present: The department identifies itself as "the MIT Police", signed by a named sergeant with an address.
  10. present: MIT Police are named as responding and investigating, with a signed departmental address block.
  11. present: MIT Police are the responding agency and the notice carries Sergeant O'Connor's name.
  12. present: The MIT Police are named as responders and the notice is signed by Sergeant David J. O'Connor.
  13. present: The MIT Police are named as responders and the notice is signed by Sergeant O'Connor, MIT Police.
  14. present: MIT Police are named as responders and investigators, with a signed departmental block.
  15. present: Written in the MIT Police voice and signed by Sergeant O'Connor with a department address.
  16. present: The MIT Police are named as responders and the notice carries a sergeant's signature.
  17. present: MIT Police are identified as responders and Sergeant O'Connor signs with a department address.
  18. present: MIT Police are named as the responding agency and the message is signed by their sergeant.
  19. present: MIT Police are identified as the responding and investigating agency, with a signed address block.
  20. present: MIT Police are named in the body and a sergeant signs off with a department address.
  21. present: MIT Police are the named responders and Sergeant O'Connor signs the notice.
  22. present: The MIT Police are identified as responders and the signature names Sergeant David J. O'Connor.
  23. present: MIT Police appear as responder and investigator, with a signature block naming the department and its address.
  24. present: The MIT Police are named as responders and the notice carries a sergeant's signature and address.
  25. present: The MIT Police are named as responding and investigating, with a signed sergeant at the close.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The alert names "two recent burglaries" in which "someone stole two laptop computers from two separate bedrooms", adding "There were no signs of forced entry." Unanimous.

  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 burglaries are named, with "two laptop computers" stolen from separate bedrooms.
  2. present: It reports "two recent burglaries" with "two laptop computers" stolen from bedrooms.
  3. present: Reports "two recent burglaries" with two laptop computers stolen from bedrooms.
  4. present: It reports "two recent burglaries" in which "two laptop computers" were stolen from bedrooms.
  5. present: Two burglaries are reported, with "two laptop computers" stolen from separate bedrooms.
  6. present: It reports "two recent burglaries" in which two laptop computers were stolen from bedrooms.
  7. present: Two burglaries are named, with "two laptop computers" stolen from separate bedrooms.
  8. present: It reports "two recent burglaries" with two laptop computers stolen from bedrooms.
  9. present: It reports "two recent burglaries" with two laptop computers stolen from bedrooms.
  10. present: It reports "two recent burglaries" in which two laptop computers were stolen from bedrooms.
  11. present: Describes "two recent burglaries" with two laptop computers stolen from bedrooms.
  12. present: It concerns "two recent burglaries" in which "someone stole two laptop computers from two separate bedrooms".
  13. present: It reports "two recent burglaries" with two laptop computers stolen from separate bedrooms.
  14. present: The stated crime is "two recent burglaries" involving two stolen laptop computers.
  15. present: Reports "two recent burglaries" with "two laptop computers" stolen from separate bedrooms.
  16. present: It reports "two recent burglaries" with two laptop computers stolen from bedrooms.
  17. present: It reports "two recent burglaries" in which "someone stole two laptop computers from two separate bedrooms".
  18. present: It concerns "two recent burglaries" with "two laptop computers" stolen from bedrooms.
  19. present: It reports "two recent burglaries" with two laptop computers stolen from bedrooms.
  20. present: It concerns "two recent burglaries" in which "two laptop computers" were stolen from bedrooms.
  21. present: It reports "two recent burglaries" with "two laptop computers" stolen from bedrooms.
  22. present: It reports "two recent burglaries" with two laptop computers stolen from bedrooms.
  23. present: It concerns "two recent burglaries" in which laptop computers were stolen from bedrooms.
  24. present: It reports "two recent burglaries" with two laptop computers stolen from bedrooms.
  25. present: It reports "two recent burglaries" in which "someone stole two laptop computers from two separate bedrooms".
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The scene is fixed at "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road", narrowed to bedrooms "on the fourth and sixth floors." No reader dissented.

  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 Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road", fourth and sixth floors.
  2. present: The location is "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road".
  3. present: Locates them at "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road", fourth and sixth floors.
  4. present: The place is "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road", fourth and sixth floors.
  5. present: The address is "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road", with fourth and sixth floor rooms named.
  6. present: The place named is "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road", fourth and sixth floors.
  7. present: The location is "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road".
  8. present: The location given is "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road".
  9. present: The place is "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road", with floors named.
  10. present: The location is "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road", fourth and sixth floors.
  11. present: Locates them at "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road", fourth and sixth floors.
  12. present: The place given is "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road", fourth and sixth floors.
  13. present: Place is given as "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road", with floors specified.
  14. present: It names "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road" and the fourth and sixth floors.
  15. present: Names "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road" and the fourth and sixth floors.
  16. present: The location given is "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road".
  17. present: It names "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road" and the affected floors.
  18. present: The address given is "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road", fourth and sixth floors.
  19. present: The site is "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road", with floors specified.
  20. present: Location is "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road".
  21. present: Located at "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road".
  22. present: Location is "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road", with fourth and sixth floors noted.
  23. present: The scene is "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road", fourth and sixth floor bedrooms.
  24. present: The site is "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road", with floors specified.
  25. present: The address is given as "the Sigma Nu Fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road", fourth and sixth floors.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. Readers are told to "Always lock your office and residential doors and windows", to lock up "even if only for a minute or two", and to report tailgaters. Unanimous.

  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 asks readers to lock doors and windows, secure rooms when leaving, and report tailgaters.
  2. present: It directs readers to lock doors and windows and to report suspicious people and tailgaters.
  3. present: Advises locking office and residential doors and reporting suspicious people and tailgaters.
  4. present: Readers are urged to lock doors and windows and to report suspicious people and tailgaters.
  5. present: Readers are told to lock doors and windows, secure rooms when stepping out, and report suspicious activity.
  6. present: Readers are urged to lock doors and windows and to report suspicious people and tailgaters.
  7. present: Readers get actions: lock doors and windows even briefly, and report tailgaters to police.
  8. present: It advises locking doors and windows and immediately notifying MIT Police of suspected crimes.
  9. present: It advises locking doors and windows and immediately notifying MIT Police of suspected crimes.
  10. present: Readers are told to lock doors and windows, secure rooms when leaving briefly, and report tailgaters.
  11. present: Instructs the community to lock doors and windows and to report tailgaters and suspicious people.
  12. present: Protective steps are directed at readers: lock doors and windows, report tailgaters, notify police immediately.
  13. present: It tells readers to lock doors and windows, report tailgaters, and call MIT Police about crimes.
  14. present: It instructs readers to lock doors and windows and report suspicious people and tailgaters.
  15. present: Gives protective steps: lock doors and windows, report suspicious people, call the police line.
  16. present: Readers are told to lock doors and windows and report tailgaters and suspicious activity.
  17. present: It tells the community to lock doors, report tailgaters and notify MIT Police immediately.
  18. present: It advises locking doors and windows and immediately notifying MIT Police about any crime.
  19. present: Community members are told to lock doors and windows and report suspicious people and tailgaters.
  20. present: Recipients are instructed to lock doors and windows and to notify police of crimes immediately.
  21. present: Recipients are told to lock doors and windows and to report tailgaters and suspicious activity.
  22. present: Recipients are told to lock doors and windows and to notify the MIT Police of any crime immediately.
  23. present: Instructions include locking doors and windows, verifying locks, and reporting tailgaters and suspicious activity.
  24. present: It instructs readers to lock doors and windows, report tailgaters, and notify MIT Police of crimes.
  25. present: Readers are told to lock doors and windows, report suspicious people and tailgaters, and call MIT Police.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The response is timed "On November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." and the thefts placed "between November 17, 2019 and November 21, 2019." No disagreement.

  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 response time "November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." and a November 17 to 21 window are supplied.
  2. present: The response is dated "November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." with a theft window in November.
  3. present: Dated "November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." with a November 17 to 21 theft window.
  4. present: Dates are supplied, "On November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." and the November 17 to 21 theft window.
  5. present: The response time "November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." and a November 17 to 21 theft window are stated.
  6. present: "On November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." plus the November 17 to 21 window supply timing.
  7. present: It dates the response to "November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." and the theft window in November.
  8. present: It is dated "On November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." with a November 17 to 21 theft window.
  9. present: The response is dated "November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." with a theft window given.
  10. present: It gives "November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." and a theft window of November 17 to 21.
  11. present: Dates the response "November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." with a November 17 to 21 theft window.
  12. present: It gives "November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." and a theft window of November 17 to 21.
  13. present: It dates the response "November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." and the theft window in November.
  14. present: Times given include "November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." and a November 17 to 21 theft window.
  15. present: Specifies "November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." and a theft window of November 17 to 21.
  16. present: It cites "November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." and a November 17 to 21 theft window.
  17. present: The response time "November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." and the theft window are supplied.
  18. present: It carries "November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." and a theft window of November 17 to 21.
  19. present: It dates the response "November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." and the theft window to November 17 through 21.
  20. present: It is timed "On November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." with a theft window in mid November.
  21. present: Report time "November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." and a theft window of November 17 to 21 are stated.
  22. present: "On November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." and the November 17 to 21 window supply timing.
  23. present: It notes the response "On November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." and a November 17 to 21 theft window.
  24. present: It states "On November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." and the November 17 to 21 theft window.
  25. present: It is timed "On November 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m." with a theft window of November 17 to 21.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25. The loss is confined to two laptops, and with "no signs of forced entry" the text asserts no danger to residents. All reads found no severity or consequence language.

  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: Only the loss of property is recorded; no severity or potential harm is communicated.
  2. absent: Only property loss is recounted, without severity language or risk to persons.
  3. absent: Property loss is listed but no harm, risk, or severity statement accompanies it.
  4. absent: The message stops at property loss and never says the crimes endangered anyone.
  5. absent: The text lists stolen property without any statement of danger, injury risk, or seriousness for readers.
  6. absent: Stolen laptops are noted but no harm, danger, or severity is conveyed.
  7. absent: No danger or severity claim accompanies the property loss described.
  8. absent: Laptop theft is described with no accompanying statement of danger or seriousness.
  9. absent: No harm or severity is described, only missing laptops and no forced entry.
  10. absent: Laptop theft is reported with no statement of danger or seriousness for the community.
  11. absent: Laptop losses are stated without any severity or consequence language.
  12. absent: Two laptops were lost, but the text asserts no danger or severity beyond the theft itself.
  13. absent: Only the theft of laptops is conveyed; no danger, injury, or severity is stated.
  14. absent: Nothing states any danger or seriousness beyond the loss of two laptops.
  15. absent: Only missing laptops are described; no statement of danger or seriousness is made.
  16. absent: Only the laptop losses are described, with no stated consequence or risk to people.
  17. absent: No statement of severity or potential harm follows the account of the stolen laptops.
  18. absent: The loss of laptops is reported without any claim about danger or how serious the risk is.
  19. absent: No severity or consequence language appears; the harm described is limited to stolen laptops.
  20. absent: Theft of laptops is reported with no statement about danger or potential harm.
  21. absent: Nothing conveys danger or consequence; only the missing laptops are described.
  22. absent: The notice confines itself to stolen laptops and offers no statement of danger or consequence.
  23. absent: Two stolen laptops are the only outcome mentioned, with no statement about danger or seriousness.
  24. absent: Two stolen laptops are reported with no expression of danger, injury risk, or severity.
  25. absent: The laptops' loss is stated as fact; nothing conveys potential harm or how dangerous the situation is.