Five unlocked residence hall rooms burglarized in five days; three juveniles arrested

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.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree the source is present; the message names OSUPD and University Police as investigating authorities.

  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: It names "OSUPD" and the "University Police" as investigating.
  2. present: It names "OSUPD", "University Police", and "Columbus Police", responding authorities.
  3. present: It names "OSUPD" and the University Police, identifying the sender authority.
  4. present: It names "OSUPD", "University Police", and "Columbus Police" as the authorities.
  5. present: It names "OSUPD", the investigating authority.
  6. present: It names "OSUPD" actively investigating.
  7. present: It names "OSUPD", the University Police, the sender.
  8. present: Names "OSUPD", the university police.
  9. present: It names "OSUPD" and "University Police" as the issuing authorities.
  10. present: It names "OSUPD" and "University Police", identifying the investigating authority.
  11. present: It names "OSUPD" as the investigating authority.
  12. present: It names "OSUPD" as the investigating authority.
  13. present: It names "OSUPD", "University Police", and "Columbus Police", identifying the issuing authority.
  14. present: It names "OSUPD", "University Police", and "Columbus Police", identifying authorities.
  15. present: It names "OSUPD," "University Police," and "Columbus Police" as authorities.
  16. present: It names "OSUPD" investigating, an authority.
  17. present: It names "OSUPD", the university police division, as investigating.
  18. present: It names "OSUPD", "University Police", and "Columbus Police", identifying authorities.
  19. present: It names "OSUPD" and "University Police" as the investigating authority.
  20. present: It names "OSUPD", the university police, identifying the sender.
  21. present: It names "OSUPD" and "University Police", identifying authorities.
  22. present: It names "OSUPD" as the investigating authority.
  23. present: It names "OSUPD," the Ohio State University Police, as the authority.
  24. present: It names "OSUPD", "University Police" and "Columbus Police", identifying authorities.
  25. present: It names "OSUPD" as the investigating authority.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree the hazard is present; the alert names four burglaries plus a fifth, specific crimes.

  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: It states "four burglaries" plus a fifth, a specific crime.
  2. present: It names "four burglaries" plus a fifth, a specific threat.
  3. present: It names "four burglaries" and a "fifth burglary", specific threats.
  4. present: It states "four burglaries" and a fifth, specific crimes.
  5. present: It names "four burglaries" and a fifth, specific crimes.
  6. present: It states "four burglaries" plus a fifth, a specific threat.
  7. present: It names "four burglaries" and a fifth, specific threats.
  8. present: Names "four burglaries", a specific threat.
  9. present: It names "four burglaries", a specific threat.
  10. present: It states "four burglaries" plus a fifth, specific crime threats.
  11. present: It names "four burglaries" and a fifth, specific threats.
  12. present: It names "four burglaries" plus a fifth, specific threats.
  13. present: It names "four burglaries", specific threats.
  14. present: It names "four burglaries" plus a fifth, a specific threat.
  15. present: It names "four burglaries" from residence halls, a specific threat.
  16. present: It names "four burglaries" and a fifth burglary, a specific crime hazard.
  17. present: It names "four burglaries", a specific crime.
  18. present: It names "four burglaries" plus a fifth, specific crimes.
  19. present: It states "four burglaries", a specific threat.
  20. present: It names "four burglaries", a specific threat.
  21. present: It names "four burglaries", a specific threat.
  22. present: It names "four burglaries", specific threats.
  23. present: It names "four burglaries" plus a fifth, a specific threat.
  24. present: It states "four burglaries" and "a fifth burglary", specific threats.
  25. present: It names "four burglaries," a specific crime.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree a location is given; the message names Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls and Jennings 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: It names halls like "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack" and "Jennings Hall".
  2. present: It names "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall".
  3. present: It locates them in "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall", specific places.
  4. present: It names "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall", specific locations.
  5. present: It cites "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall".
  6. present: It names "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and Jennings Hall.
  7. present: It names "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall".
  8. present: Specifies "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall".
  9. present: It specifies "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall".
  10. present: It names "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall", specific buildings.
  11. present: It cites "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall".
  12. present: It specifies "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall".
  13. present: It says "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall", specific locations.
  14. present: It names "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall".
  15. present: It locates them in "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall."
  16. present: It names "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall", specific buildings.
  17. present: It locates them in "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall", named buildings.
  18. present: It specifies "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall", specific places.
  19. present: It names "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall", specific buildings.
  20. present: It names "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall", specific places.
  21. present: It specifies "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall".
  22. present: It names halls: "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall".
  23. present: It names "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall."
  24. present: It names halls "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack" and "Jennings Hall".
  25. present: It locates them in "Baker, Bradley, Canfield and Mack halls" and "Jennings Hall."
• Guidancepresent20/25

  Final assessment

  Majority, 20 of 25, find guidance present in the instruction to contact police; five reads held that a tip request is not a protective 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: It tells anyone with information to "contact either the University Police ... or Columbus Police".
  2. present: It tells anyone with information to "contact either the University Police".
  3. present: It tells anyone with information to "contact" the police, a directed action.
  4. present: It tells anyone with information to "contact either the University Police", an instruction.
  5. present: It tells anyone with information to "contact ... University Police" and others.
  6. present: It says anyone with information should "contact... University Police."
  7. absent: It asks those with information to contact police but gives no general protective action.
  8. present: Says anyone with information "should contact" police.
  9. present: It tells anyone with information to "contact either the University Police".
  10. present: It directs anyone with information to "contact either the University Police" or others, an instruction.
  11. present: It tells anyone with information to "contact" University or Columbus Police.
  12. absent: It only invites those with information to contact police, not a protective action.
  13. present: It tells anyone with information to "contact either the University Police ... or Columbus Police", a protective action.
  14. absent: It asks anyone with information to contact police, no protective action for recipients.
  15. present: It tells anyone with information to "contact either the University Police," a directed action.
  16. absent: It only asks those with information to contact police; no protective action for recipients.
  17. present: It tells anyone with information to "contact either the University Police", a directed action.
  18. present: It tells anyone with information to contact the listed police lines, a directed action.
  19. present: It instructs anyone with information to "contact either the University Police" or others.
  20. present: It instructs anyone with information to "contact ... University Police", a recipient instruction.
  21. present: It tells anyone with information to "contact either the University Police".
  22. absent: It asks those with information to contact police but gives no protective action.
  23. present: It instructs anyone with information to contact University Police or Columbus Police, an instruction.
  24. present: It tells anyone with information to "contact either the University Police", an instruction.
  25. present: It instructs anyone with information to "contact either the University Police."
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree timing is present; the message says the crimes occurred between October 23 and October 28.

  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: It says crimes "occurred between October 23 and October 28".
  2. present: It states crimes "occurred between October 23 and October 28".
  3. present: It states the crimes "occurred between October 23 and October 28", specific dates.
  4. present: It says the crimes "occurred between October 23 and October 28", a date range.
  5. present: It says the crimes "occurred between October 23 and October 28".
  6. present: It says the crimes occurred "between October 23 and October 28."
  7. present: It says crimes "occurred between October 23 and October 28", dates.
  8. present: Says the crimes occurred "between October 23 and October 28", dates.
  9. present: It states "between October 23 and October 28".
  10. present: It says the crimes occurred "between October 23 and October 28", specific dates.
  11. present: It states crimes "occurred between October 23 and October 28", specific dates.
  12. present: It states the crimes "occurred between October 23 and October 28", a date range.
  13. present: It states the crimes "occurred between October 23 and October 28", specific dates.
  14. present: It states the crimes "occurred between October 23 and October 28", specific dates.
  15. present: It says the crimes "occurred between October 23 and October 28," a date range.
  16. present: It says the crimes "occurred between October 23 and October 28", a date range.
  17. present: It states the crimes "occurred between October 23 and October 28", specific dates.
  18. present: It states the crimes "occurred between October 23 and October 28", a date range.
  19. present: It gives "between October 23 and October 28", conveying when.
  20. present: It says the crimes "occurred between October 23 and October 28", specific dates.
  21. present: It says the crimes "occurred between October 23 and October 28", a time window.
  22. present: It states "between October 23 and October 28".
  23. present: It says the crimes occurred "between October 23 and October 28," dates.
  24. present: It says the crimes occurred "between October 23 and October 28", date references.
  25. present: It gives a date range, "between October 23 and October 28."
• Impactpresent17/25

  Final assessment

  Present, with agreement (17 of 25). The notice states cash, credit cards, electronics, and computers were taken in a burglary series, a stated harm of property loss; dissenters viewed completed thefts as posing no danger to people.

  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: A series of burglaries of cash and electronics is described with no harm to people or stated danger.
  2. absent: Describes residence hall burglaries with theft of property but no stated harm to people.
  3. present: Reports multiple burglaries where cash, cards, and electronics were taken, a stated harm to property.
  4. present: Reports a series of burglaries with cash and electronics taken, a stated harm to property.
  5. present: The burglary notice states cash electronics and computers were taken from rooms, conveying actual property loss to victims.
  6. absent: It describes burglaries of cash and electronics from rooms, a property crime with no stated harm to people or ongoing danger.
  7. present: Describes a series of burglaries where cash and electronics were stolen, a stated harm to property.
  8. present: Reports a series of burglaries where cash and electronics were taken, a stated harm to victims.
  9. absent: Describes burglaries of property from rooms with no stated harm to people or danger.
  10. absent: A burglary report of items stolen from rooms states no harm to people or stated danger and concerns completed thefts.
  11. present: It reports multiple burglaries in which cash, electronics, and computers were taken, a stated harm.
  12. present: Reports multiple burglaries with cash, electronics, and computers taken, a clearly stated harm to property.
  13. absent: A burglary series of stolen cash and electronics states property loss but no danger to people.
  14. present: Reports multiple burglaries where cash and electronics were taken from rooms, a stated harm.
  15. absent: It reports burglaries of property from rooms with no stated harm to people, just minor theft of items, conveying little danger.
  16. present: Reports multiple burglaries with cash, electronics, and computers taken, a stated property crime harm.
  17. present: Describes burglaries where cash, electronics, and computers were taken, a stated harm to property.
  18. present: It reports a series of burglaries where cash, electronics, and computers were stolen, a stated property harm.
  19. present: A burglary series where cash and electronics were stolen states a clear harm of property loss.
  20. absent: Describes property burglaries from unlocked rooms with no stated harm to people or danger.
  21. present: It reports a series of burglaries in which cash, electronics, and computers were taken, a stated loss to victims.
  22. present: It reports burglaries in which cash, cards, and electronics were stolen, a stated property harm.
  23. present: Reports a series of burglaries with cash and electronics stolen, a stated harm to property.
  24. present: Describes multiple burglaries where cash and electronics were taken, a stated harm to property.
  25. present: Reports burglaries where cash electronics and computers were taken, a stated harm to property.