Water main break shut off water to four buildings and closed a campus road for three days

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 that a sender is identified: Identifies sender as "SDSU Facilities Services".

  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: Identifies sender as "SDSU Facilities Services".
  2. present: Identifies sender as "SDSU Facilities Services".
  3. present: Opens by naming "SDSU Facilities Services", identifying the sender.
  4. present: Names "SDSU Facilities Services" as the responding/issuing party.
  5. present: Identifies "SDSU Facilities Services" as the responding authority.
  6. present: "SDSU Facilities Services" is named as the responding entity.
  7. present: Names "SDSU Facilities Services" as the responding party.
  8. present: Opens with "SDSU Facilities Services", identifying the sending authority.
  9. present: Identifies the sender as "SDSU Facilities Services", a named campus authority.
  10. present: Names "SDSU Facilities Services" as the responding authority.
  11. present: Identifies sender as "SDSU Facilities Services".
  12. present: Identifies "SDSU Facilities Services" as the sender.
  13. present: Identifies "SDSU Facilities Services" as the responding sender.
  14. present: Identifies "SDSU Facilities Services" as the responding authority.
  15. present: From "SDSU Facilities Services", identifying the issuing authority.
  16. present: Identifies sender as "SDSU Facilities Services".
  17. present: Identifies sender as "SDSU Facilities Services", a campus authority.
  18. present: Names "SDSU Facilities Services" as the responding party.
  19. present: Identifies "SDSU Facilities Services" as the issuing entity.
  20. present: Names "SDSU Facilities Services" as the responding authority addressing the break.
  21. present: Identifies "SDSU Facilities Services" as the responding party.
  22. present: Identifies "SDSU Facilities Services" as the responding entity.
  23. present: The message names "SDSU Facilities Services" as the responding party.
  24. present: It identifies "SDSU Facilities Services" as the responding authority.
  25. present: Identifies "SDSU Facilities Services" as the issuing authority handling the situation.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree that a hazard is named: Names the specific hazard "a water main break".

  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: Names the specific hazard "a water main break".
  2. present: Names the specific hazard, "a water main break".
  3. present: It names a "water main break", a specific infrastructure hazard.
  4. present: It names the specific hazard "a water main break".
  5. present: Names a "water main break", a specific hazard.
  6. present: Names the specific hazard "a water main break".
  7. present: Names "a water main break", a specific infrastructure hazard.
  8. present: Names a "water main break", a specific infrastructure hazard.
  9. present: Names the specific hazard "a water main break".
  10. present: Names the specific hazard "water main break".
  11. present: Names the specific hazard "a water main break".
  12. present: Names the specific hazard as a "water main break".
  13. present: Names the specific hazard "a water main break".
  14. present: Names the hazard specifically as a "water main break".
  15. present: Names the hazard specifically as a "water main break".
  16. present: Names the specific hazard: "a water main break".
  17. present: Names the hazard specifically as a "water main break".
  18. present: Names a "water main break", a specific hazard.
  19. present: Names a "water main break", a specific infrastructure hazard.
  20. present: Names the specific hazard, a "water main break".
  21. present: Names the hazard specifically as "a water main break".
  22. present: Names "a water main break", a specific hazard.
  23. present: It names a specific hazard, a "water main break".
  24. present: It names a "water main break", a specific hazard.
  25. present: Names the specific hazard, a "water main break".
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree that a location is given: Specifies "Aztec Circle Dr." and named buildings like the "BioScience Center".

  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: Specifies "Aztec Circle Dr." and named buildings like the "BioScience Center".
  2. present: States location, "on Aztec Circle Dr., between the Facilities Services building and the Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center".
  3. present: It says the break is "on Aztec Circle Dr." between named buildings, a specific location.
  4. present: It specifies "Aztec Circle Dr." and named buildings like the "Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center".
  5. present: Specifies "Aztec Circle Dr." and named buildings like the Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center.
  6. present: Specifies "Aztec Circle Dr." between named buildings as the location.
  7. present: Specifies "Aztec Circle Dr." and named buildings like "Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center".
  8. present: Specifies "Aztec Circle Dr." and named buildings, a precise location.
  9. present: Specifies "Aztec Circle Dr." and named buildings like the "Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center".
  10. present: Specifies "Aztec Circle Dr." and named buildings like the "Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center".
  11. present: Locates it on "Aztec Circle Dr." between named campus buildings.
  12. present: Pinpoints "Aztec Circle Dr." and named buildings like the "Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center".
  13. present: Specifies "Aztec Circle Dr." and named campus buildings like the "BioScience Center".
  14. present: Specifies "Aztec Circle Dr." and named buildings like the "Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center".
  15. present: Locates it "on Aztec Circle Dr." between named buildings.
  16. present: States location: "Aztec Circle Dr., between the Facilities Services building and the Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center".
  17. present: Gives precise location "on Aztec Circle Dr., between the Facilities Services building and the Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center".
  18. present: Specifies "Aztec Circle Dr., between the Facilities Services building and the Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center".
  19. present: Specifies "Aztec Circle Dr." and named buildings like the "Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center".
  20. present: Pinpoints location on "Aztec Circle Dr." between the Facilities Services building and the BioScience Center.
  21. present: Locates it "on Aztec Circle Dr., between the Facilities Services building and the Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center".
  22. present: Specifies "Aztec Circle Dr." and named buildings like the BioScience Center.
  23. present: It locates it "on Aztec Circle Dr., between the Facilities Services building and the Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center".
  24. present: It specifies "Aztec Circle Dr." between named campus buildings.
  25. present: States the location, "Aztec Circle Dr., between the Facilities Services building and the Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center".
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree that no protective guidance is given: No protective action is directed to recipients; it only describes facility responses and closures.

  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. absent: No protective action is directed to recipients; it only describes facility responses and closures.
  2. absent: Only describes responder and shutoff actions, gives no protective instruction to recipients.
  3. absent: It only describes facilities actions and closures, giving no protective instruction to recipients.
  4. absent: It only describes what Facilities is doing and water being shut off, no protective instruction to recipients.
  5. absent: Describes responder and utility actions but gives recipients no protective instruction.
  6. absent: The text only describes what Facilities is doing, with no protective action instruction to recipients.
  7. absent: Describes only what crews are doing; gives recipients no protective action instruction.
  8. absent: Describes responder and utility actions only; gives no protective instruction to recipients.
  9. absent: Describes what facilities staff are doing but gives no protective action instruction to recipients.
  10. absent: The text only describes what Facilities is doing; it gives recipients no protective action to take.
  11. absent: Reports water shutoffs and road closures but gives recipients no protective action to take.
  12. absent: Describes what facilities are doing but gives no protective instruction to recipients.
  13. absent: Describes only what Facilities is doing; gives no protective action instruction to recipients.
  14. absent: Describes what facilities is doing but gives recipients no protective action instruction.
  15. absent: No protective action is directed to recipients, only reports closures and shutoffs.
  16. absent: Describes what facilities are doing but gives recipients no protective action to take.
  17. absent: No protective action is instructed to recipients; it only describes shutoffs and closures.
  18. absent: Describes shutoffs and closures but gives no protective action instruction to recipients.
  19. absent: Describes responder and facility actions but gives recipients no protective instruction to follow.
  20. absent: Describes shutoffs and closures but gives recipients no protective action to take.
  21. absent: No protective action is directed to recipients, it only describes the shutoff and closure responders are handling.
  22. absent: Describes responder and utility actions but gives no protective instruction to recipients.
  23. absent: It only describes what Facilities is doing and what is shut off, with no protective action instructed to recipients.
  24. absent: It describes what Facilities is doing but gives recipients no protective action instruction.
  25. absent: The message only describes what facilities is doing and what is closed; it gives no protective action to recipients.
• Timepresent23/25

  Final assessment

  Near unanimous agreement among the reads that timing is conveyed: Conveys recency with "is actively addressing" and "temporarily shut off". A few dissenters read it the other way, noting no clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears in the text.

  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: Conveys recency with "is actively addressing" and "temporarily shut off".
  2. present: Conveys recency with "is actively addressing" and "temporarily shut off".
  3. present: The word "actively addressing" plus "temporarily" implies present/ongoing, but the deciding recency cue "actively" indicates it is happening now.
  4. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears in the text.
  5. present: Says it is "actively addressing" and "temporarily", with "Water has been temporarily shut off", recency cues.
  6. present: Uses "actively addressing" and "temporarily", conveying an ongoing present condition.
  7. present: Uses "actively addressing" and "temporarily", conveying ongoing recency.
  8. present: Says crews are "actively addressing" and water is "temporarily shut off", conveying current/ongoing recency.
  9. present: Uses "actively addressing" and "temporarily", conveying an ongoing current situation.
  10. present: Uses present-progressive "is actively addressing" and "temporarily", conveying current recency.
  11. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  12. present: Says it is "actively addressing" and "temporarily" closed, conveying current recency.
  13. present: Uses the recency cue "actively addressing" and "temporarily" indicating an ongoing situation.
  14. present: Uses present recency, "is actively addressing" and "temporarily shut off", and "temporarily closed".
  15. present: Says it is "actively addressing" and "temporarily" closed, conveying current recency.
  16. present: Uses "actively addressing" and "temporarily", indicating an ongoing current situation.
  17. present: Conveys recency with "actively addressing" and "temporarily shut off", indicating ongoing now.
  18. present: Says it is "actively addressing", indicating an ongoing current event.
  19. present: Uses "actively addressing" and "temporarily", with present-tense recency framing the situation as now.
  20. present: Conveys recency with "is actively addressing" and "temporarily shut off", indicating an ongoing present situation.
  21. present: Conveys recency with "is actively addressing" and "temporarily shut off" indicating an ongoing now.
  22. present: Uses "actively addressing" and "temporarily", conveying ongoing recency.
  23. present: It says Facilities Services is "actively addressing", conveying ongoing recency.
  24. present: It says the team is "actively addressing" and "temporarily" shut off water, conveying current recency.
  25. present: Uses "actively addressing" and "temporarily", conveying an ongoing, current situation.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, unanimous. Describes a water-main break and water shutoffs as a service-disruption advisory, stating no harm or danger to people or property.

  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: Describes a water main break and shutoffs with road closures but states no danger or harm to people.
  2. absent: It describes a water main break with water shutoffs and road closures but states no harm to people or property and no severity.
  3. absent: It reports a water main break with water shut off and road closures but states no harm or danger to people.
  4. absent: It reports a water main break with water shut off and road closures, stating only operational disruption and no harm or danger.
  5. absent: Reports a water main break and water shutoff and road closures with no stated harm or severity.
  6. absent: Describes a water main break and water shutoffs and road closures but states no harm or danger to people.
  7. absent: Reports a water main break with shutoffs and road closures but states no harm or danger to people.
  8. absent: It reports a water main break with water shutoffs and road closures but states no harm to people or property.
  9. absent: Describes a water main break with water shut off and road closures but states no harm or danger to people.
  10. absent: It describes a water main break with water shut off and road closures but states no harm or danger to people or property.
  11. absent: Describes a water main break with water shut off and road closures, an operational issue with no stated harm to people.
  12. absent: It describes a water main break with water shut off and partial road closures without stating any danger or harm to people or property.
  13. absent: Reports a water main break with water shutoffs and road closures without stating any harm or danger to people.
  14. absent: It describes a water main break with water shut off and road closures but states no danger or harmful consequence.
  15. absent: The text describes a water main break with water shut off and road closures but states no danger or harm to people or property.
  16. absent: Describes a water main break and temporary water shutoff with road closures but states no harm or danger to people or property.
  17. absent: It describes a water main break with water shut off and road closures but states no harm to people or property.
  18. absent: Describes a water main break with water shut off and road closures but states no danger or potential harm.
  19. absent: Describes a water main break with water shutoffs and road closures as an operational issue without stating any harm or danger.
  20. absent: Reports a water main break with water shutoffs and road closures and no statement of harm to people or property.
  21. absent: Describes a water main break with water shut off and road closures but states no harm to people or property.
  22. absent: Reports a water main break with water shut off and road closures, an infrastructure disruption with no stated harm to people.
  23. absent: It reports a water main break with water shut off and partial road closures but states no harm or danger to people or property.
  24. absent: Describes a water main break with water shutoff and road closures without stating any harm or danger to people.
  25. absent: It reports a water main break with water shut off and partial road closures but states no danger or harm.