North Campus power outage

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 "***SJC ALERT***" banner, echoed by the reference to "your SJC email", identifies the college as the official sender.

  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 "***SJC ALERT***" banner identifies this as the college's official notice.
  2. present: The "***SJC ALERT***" banner and the SJC email reference mark the college as sender.
  3. present: The "***SJC ALERT***" banner marks the college as the sender.
  4. present: "***SJC ALERT***" identifies the college alert system as the source.
  5. present: The "***SJC ALERT***" tag identifies the college as sender.
  6. present: The "***SJC ALERT***" tag and mention of "facilities services team" identify the sender.
  7. present: The "***SJC ALERT***" tag identifies the college's alert system as sender.
  8. present: The "***SJC ALERT***" tag identifies the college as sender.
  9. present: "***SJC ALERT***" brands the message and "facilities services team" names the responders.
  10. present: The "***SJC ALERT***" banner and mention of facilities services identify the college as sender.
  11. present: The "***SJC ALERT***" banner names the college as sender.
  12. present: The "***SJC ALERT***" tag plus "facilities services team" identify the sender and responders.
  13. present: "***SJC ALERT***" plus mention of the facilities services team marks the college as sender.
  14. present: The "***SJC ALERT***" banner and the mention of facilities services identify the institutional sender.
  15. present: The branded "***SJC ALERT***" header identifies the college alert system.
  16. present: "***SJC ALERT***" plus references to facilities services identifies the college as sender.
  17. present: The "***SJC ALERT***" banner and "SJCPD" style institutional voice identify the college sender.
  18. present: The "***SJC ALERT***" tag identifies the college's alert system as the sender.
  19. present: "***SJC ALERT***" and the reference to facilities services identify the institutional sender.
  20. present: "***SJC ALERT***" is the college's branded alert header.
  21. present: The "***SJC ALERT***" banner brands the message and "facilities services team" names responders.
  22. present: "***SJC ALERT***" is the branded prefix, with facilities services named as responders.
  23. present: "***SJC ALERT***" and mention of SJC facilities identify the sender.
  24. present: "***SJC ALERT***" branding plus "facilities services team" identify the sender and responders.
  25. present: The "***SJC ALERT***" banner marks this as an official college message.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimous at 25 of 25. "Power outage at SJC North" names the specific condition affecting the campus.

  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: "Power outage at SJC North" names the specific hazard affecting the campus.
  2. present: The hazard is specified as a "Power outage at SJC North".
  3. present: "Power outage at SJC North" names the specific problem.
  4. present: "Power outage at SJC North" names the specific condition.
  5. present: "Power outage at SJC North" names the specific problem.
  6. present: "Power outage at SJC North" names a specific utility failure.
  7. present: The hazard is named specifically as a "Power outage at SJC North".
  8. present: "Power outage at SJC North" names the specific hazard.
  9. present: "Power outage at SJC North" is a specific named hazard condition.
  10. present: "Power outage at SJC North" names the specific problem.
  11. present: "Power outage at SJC North" states the specific problem.
  12. present: A "Power outage at SJC North" is the specific named hazard.
  13. present: The stated problem is a "Power outage at SJC North", a concrete condition.
  14. present: "Power outage at SJC North" names the specific problem.
  15. present: A "Power outage at SJC North" names the specific problem.
  16. present: "Power outage at SJC North" names the specific condition.
  17. present: "Power outage at SJC North" names the specific problem.
  18. present: "Power outage at SJC North" names the specific condition.
  19. present: "Power outage at SJC North" specifies the hazard precisely.
  20. present: A "Power outage at SJC North" is a specific named hazard.
  21. present: "Power outage at SJC North" states a specific hazard rather than a vague situation.
  22. present: "Power outage at SJC North" names the specific problem affecting the campus.
  23. present: "Power outage at SJC North" names the specific problem.
  24. present: "Power outage at SJC North" names the specific problem.
  25. present: "Power outage at SJC North" names the specific condition.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The outage is located at "SJC North", the named campus, with crews described as on site there.

  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 location is given as "SJC North".
  2. present: The outage is located at the "SJC North" campus.
  3. present: The affected place is identified as "SJC North".
  4. present: The affected place is "SJC North".
  5. present: "SJC North" identifies the campus affected.
  6. present: "SJC North" is the named campus affected.
  7. present: The outage is located at "SJC North", a named campus.
  8. present: "SJC North" is the identified campus location.
  9. present: The outage is located at "SJC North".
  10. present: The location "SJC North" is explicitly given.
  11. present: "SJC North" identifies the campus affected.
  12. present: The outage location is stated as SJC North.
  13. present: "SJC North" identifies the campus experiencing the outage.
  14. present: SJC North is identified as the affected campus.
  15. present: The outage is located at "SJC North".
  16. present: The affected location is given as SJC North.
  17. present: "SJC North" identifies the campus affected.
  18. present: "SJC North" identifies the campus affected.
  19. present: "SJC North" is the named campus affected.
  20. present: The outage is located at "SJC North".
  21. present: "SJC North" names the affected campus location.
  22. present: The outage is located at "SJC North", a named campus.
  23. present: "SJC North" is the identified campus location.
  24. present: SJC North is identified as the affected campus.
  25. present: "SJC North" identifies the affected campus.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. Readers are told to "remain calm and move to a lighted area" and to "See your SJC email for more information".

  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 "remain calm and move to a lighted area" and check email.
  2. present: Recipients are told to "remain calm and move to a lighted area" and check SJC email.
  3. present: "remain calm and move to a lighted area" is a direct instruction to recipients.
  4. present: Recipients are told to "remain calm and move to a lighted area".
  5. present: Recipients are told to "remain calm and move to a lighted area" and check SJC email.
  6. present: Readers are told to "remain calm and move to a lighted area" and check email.
  7. present: Readers are told to "remain calm and move to a lighted area" and check email.
  8. present: "remain calm and move to a lighted area" instructs recipients directly.
  9. present: "Please remain calm and move to a lighted area" is direct guidance to recipients.
  10. present: People are told to "remain calm and move to a lighted area" and check SJC email.
  11. present: Readers are told to "remain calm and move to a lighted area" and check email.
  12. present: "remain calm and move to a lighted area" instructs recipients in a protective action.
  13. present: It tells readers to "remain calm and move to a lighted area" and check SJC email.
  14. present: It instructs readers to "remain calm and move to a lighted area" and to check SJC email.
  15. present: Recipients are told to "remain calm and move to a lighted area".
  16. present: It tells readers to "remain calm and move to a lighted area" and check email.
  17. present: Readers are told to "remain calm and move to a lighted area" and to check email.
  18. present: "Please remain calm and move to a lighted area" instructs recipients directly.
  19. present: Tells readers to "remain calm and move to a lighted area" and check email.
  20. present: It tells readers to "remain calm and move to a lighted area" and check email.
  21. present: It instructs readers to "remain calm and move to a lighted area" and check SJC email.
  22. present: Readers are told to "remain calm and move to a lighted area" and check email.
  23. present: "remain calm and move to a lighted area" is a direct protective instruction.
  24. present: "remain calm and move to a lighted area" and checking email are instructions to recipients.
  25. present: "remain calm and move to a lighted area" and checking email are instructions to recipients.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. "Repair expected by 1 p.m." gives a concrete clock time for the expected restoration.

  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: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." supplies a concrete clock reference.
  2. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." supplies a clock time for restoration.
  3. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." gives a concrete clock time.
  4. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." supplies a clock time.
  5. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." supplies an explicit clock time.
  6. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." supplies a clock time reference.
  7. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." supplies a concrete clock reference.
  8. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." gives a clock time.
  9. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." gives a clock reference.
  10. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." supplies a clock reference.
  11. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." supplies a clock time.
  12. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." supplies a definite clock reference.
  13. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." gives a specific clock expectation.
  14. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." supplies a clock time.
  15. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." supplies a clock reference.
  16. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." supplies a clock time.
  17. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." gives a clock reference for resolution.
  18. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." supplies a clock reference.
  19. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." gives a specific clock time.
  20. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." supplies a clock time.
  21. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." is an explicit clock time for restoration.
  22. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." gives a clock time for restoration.
  23. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." supplies a clock time.
  24. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." gives a clock time.
  25. present: "Repair expected by 1 p.m." is an explicit clock reference.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25 voted present. Beyond implying darkness through the advice to move to a lighted area, nothing states what harm or disruption the outage could cause.

  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: Nothing states what harm the outage could cause beyond the loss of lighting.
  2. absent: Beyond the outage itself, no harm, danger or severity is described.
  3. absent: No injury risk or severity is conveyed beyond the inconvenience of darkness.
  4. absent: No hazard consequence such as injury risk in the dark is actually stated.
  5. absent: The message describes no danger or consequence from the outage.
  6. absent: Beyond darkness implied by "lighted area", no consequence or severity is stated.
  7. absent: No injury risk or severity is conveyed beyond the inconvenience of darkness.
  8. absent: No danger or severity is attributed to the outage.
  9. absent: No danger or consequence of the outage is spelled out for readers.
  10. absent: No harm or hazard severity from the outage is described.
  11. absent: Nothing states what danger the outage poses, only that repairs are underway.
  12. absent: Beyond darkness implied by lighting advice, no explicit harm or severity is stated.
  13. absent: Beyond darkness, no consequence or danger to people is spelled out.
  14. absent: The alert states no injury risk or severity, and the tone implies routine disruption.
  15. absent: The text states no risk or consequence beyond the outage itself.
  16. absent: Nothing describes injury risk or other consequences of the darkness.
  17. absent: The text names no injury risk or seriousness beyond the inconvenience.
  18. absent: The message describes no injury risk or severity beyond the loss of power.
  19. absent: Beyond the outage itself, no harm or danger to people is described.
  20. absent: Beyond darkness, no consequence or severity of the outage is stated.
  21. absent: Beyond darkness implied by lighted areas, no consequence or severity is stated outright.
  22. absent: No injury risk or severity is described, beyond the implicit loss of lighting.
  23. absent: The text does not describe any harm or risk arising from the darkness or outage.
  24. absent: The alert conveys no injury risk or severity, only a repair estimate.
  25. absent: Nothing states what the outage could cause beyond the loss of light.