Snow broom strikes a gas meter at a residence hall; leak contained with no injuries

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.

• Sourceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree the source is absent; no sender, agency, or branded signature identifies who issued the message.

  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. absent: No sender, branded tag, or named agency appears in the message.
  2. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature identifies who issued the message.
  3. absent: No university, agency, or branded sender is named in the text.
  4. absent: No sender, agency name, or branded signature appears in the text given.
  5. absent: No sender signature, university name, or named agency appears in the text.
  6. absent: No sender tag, agency, or university name appears in the text.
  7. absent: No branded signature, university name, or named agency identifies the sender.
  8. absent: No branded signature, university name, or named agency appears in the text.
  9. absent: No branded signature, university name, or issuing agency is stated in the text.
  10. absent: No branded sender or named issuing authority appears in the text.
  11. absent: No sender or authority is identified, no branded tag appears, only "responding emergency personnel" mentioned.
  12. absent: No branded tag or named issuing authority appears.
  13. absent: No sender, branded signature, or responding authority is named in the text.
  14. absent: No sender tag, university name, or agency identifies who issued this alert.
  15. absent: No sender signature, agency, or institution is named in the text.
  16. absent: No agency, university name, or branded sender tag appears in the text.
  17. absent: No sender tag or named issuing authority appears, only "responding emergency personnel".
  18. absent: No sender, institution, or agency is named anywhere in the text.
  19. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature is identified in the text.
  20. absent: No sender, branded signature, or named authority appears in the text.
  21. absent: No sender, branded signature, or issuing authority is identified in the text.
  22. absent: Names no sender, agency, or branded signature in the text.
  23. absent: No sender, branded signature, or agency is identified in the text.
  24. absent: No sender signature, institution name, or agency is identified in the text.
  25. absent: No sender, branded signature, or authority is named in the text.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that the hazard is present; the alert names a potential gas leak and threat of fire, specific hazards.

  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: States the hazard specifically: "A potential gas leak and threat of fire."
  2. present: Names the hazard, "A potential gas leak and threat of fire".
  3. present: Names "A potential gas leak and threat of fire", specific hazards.
  4. present: Names a specific hazard, "A potential gas leak and threat of fire".
  5. present: Names a specific hazard: a "potential gas leak and threat of fire."
  6. present: It names "A potential gas leak and threat of fire", specific hazards.
  7. present: Names "A potential gas leak and threat of fire", specific hazards.
  8. present: It names "A potential gas leak and threat of fire", specific hazards.
  9. present: Names a specific hazard: "A potential gas leak and threat of fire".
  10. present: Names "A potential gas leak and threat of fire", a specific hazard.
  11. present: Names a specific hazard, "A potential gas leak and threat of fire".
  12. present: Names "A potential gas leak and threat of fire", a specific hazard.
  13. present: Names "A potential gas leak and threat of fire", specific hazards.
  14. present: It names a specific hazard, "A potential gas leak and threat of fire."
  15. present: Names "A potential gas leak and threat of fire", specific hazards.
  16. present: Names a specific hazard, "A potential gas leak and threat of fire".
  17. present: Names "A potential gas leak and threat of fire", a specific hazard.
  18. present: Names "A potential gas leak and threat of fire", a specific hazard.
  19. present: Names "A potential gas leak and threat of fire", a specific hazard.
  20. present: Names a specific hazard, "A potential gas leak and threat of fire".
  21. present: It names "A potential gas leak and threat of fire", specific hazards.
  22. present: Names "A potential gas leak and threat of fire", specific hazards.
  23. present: Names a specific hazard: "A potential gas leak and threat of fire".
  24. present: Names "A potential gas leak and threat of fire", specific hazards.
  25. present: Names a specific hazard, "A potential gas leak and threat of fire".
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree a specific location is given, Ben Reifel 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: Gives location "at Ben Reifel Hall."
  2. present: Locates it "at Ben Reifel Hall".
  3. present: Locates it "at Ben Reifel Hall", a specific building.
  4. present: Gives the location, "Ben Reifel Hall".
  5. present: States it is "at Ben Reifel Hall."
  6. present: It locates it "at Ben Reifel Hall", a specific building.
  7. present: Locates it "at Ben Reifel Hall", a specific building.
  8. present: It locates it "at Ben Reifel Hall", a specific building.
  9. present: Locates it "at Ben Reifel Hall", a specific building.
  10. present: Specifies "Ben Reifel Hall".
  11. present: Specifies "Ben Reifel Hall".
  12. present: Locates it "at Ben Reifel Hall".
  13. present: Says it is "at Ben Reifel Hall", a specific building.
  14. present: It locates it "at Ben Reifel Hall."
  15. present: Locates it "at Ben Reifel Hall", a specific place.
  16. present: Specifies "Ben Reifel Hall".
  17. present: Specifies "Ben Reifel Hall".
  18. present: Specifies "Ben Reifel Hall", a location.
  19. present: Says "at Ben Reifel Hall", a named building.
  20. present: States the location, "Ben Reifel Hall".
  21. present: It locates it "at Ben Reifel Hall", a specific building.
  22. present: Says it is "at Ben Reifel Hall", a specific building.
  23. present: Specifies "Ben Reifel Hall".
  24. present: Says "at Ben Reifel Hall", a specific building.
  25. present: Locates it "at Ben Reifel Hall".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that guidance is present; recipients are told to extinguish all flammable items and evacuate, protective actions.

  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: Instructs recipients: "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate."
  2. present: Instructs recipients to "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate".
  3. present: Instructs "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate", protective actions.
  4. present: Instructs recipients to "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate", protective actions.
  5. present: Instructs recipients: "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate."
  6. present: It instructs recipients to "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate", protective actions.
  7. present: Instructs recipients to "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate".
  8. present: It instructs "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate", protective actions.
  9. present: Instructs recipients to "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate", protective actions.
  10. present: Instructs recipients to "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate".
  11. present: Instructs recipients to "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate".
  12. present: Instructs to "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate".
  13. present: Instructs to "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate", protective actions.
  14. present: It instructs recipients to "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate."
  15. present: Instructs, "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate", protective actions.
  16. present: Instructs to "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate".
  17. present: Instructs those nearby to "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate".
  18. present: Directs recipients to "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate", protective actions.
  19. present: Instructs, "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate".
  20. present: Instructs recipients to "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate", protective actions.
  21. present: It instructs "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate", protective actions.
  22. present: Instructs recipients to "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate".
  23. present: Instructs recipients: "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate".
  24. present: Instructs "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate", protective actions.
  25. present: Instructs recipients to "extinguish all flammable items and evacuate".
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree time is absent; no clock time, date, or recency cue appears.

  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. absent: Conveys no clock time, date, or recency word.
  2. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  3. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  4. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears.
  5. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  6. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  7. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the message.
  8. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  9. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears.
  10. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  11. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  12. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  13. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  14. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  15. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  16. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  17. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  18. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  19. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  20. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is given in the text.
  21. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is present in the text.
  22. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  23. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears.
  24. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  25. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
• Impactpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present by unanimous agreement; the potential gas leak and threat of fire, with instructions to extinguish flammables and evacuate, explicitly convey the danger of fire or explosion.

  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: States a potential gas leak and threat of fire and orders extinguishing flammable items and evacuation, an explicit fire and explosion hazard.
  2. present: It reports a potential gas leak and threat of fire and instructs extinguishing flammable items and evacuating, an explicit stated fire danger.
  3. present: It reports a potential gas leak and threat of fire and directs people to extinguish flammable items and evacuate, conveying a clear fire danger.
  4. present: It reports a potential gas leak and threat of fire and instructs extinguishing flammable items and evacuating, with the threat of fire conveying clear danger.
  5. present: Reports a potential gas leak and threat of fire and orders extinguishing flammable items and evacuating, conveying explosion and fire danger.
  6. present: States a potential gas leak and threat of fire and instructs extinguishing flammables and evacuating, explicitly conveying danger of fire.
  7. present: States a potential gas leak and threat of fire and orders extinguishing flammables and evacuation, conveying explosion or fire danger.
  8. present: It reports a potential gas leak and threat of fire and instructs extinguishing flammable items and evacuating, conveying a clear fire danger.
  9. present: Reports a potential gas leak and threat of fire and directs extinguishing flammable items and evacuating, stating a clear fire danger.
  10. present: It reports a potential gas leak and threat of fire and orders extinguishing flammable items and evacuating, conveying a clear fire and explosion danger.
  11. present: Reports a potential gas leak and threat of fire and directs extinguishing flammable items, clearly stating a fire danger.
  12. present: It reports a potential gas leak and threat of fire and instructs extinguishing flammable items and evacuating, conveying the danger of fire or explosion.
  13. present: States a potential gas leak and threat of fire and instructs extinguishing flammable items and evacuating, a clear stated fire danger.
  14. present: It reports a potential gas leak and threat of fire and orders extinguishing flammables and evacuation, an explicit fire risk.
  15. present: The text reports a potential gas leak and threat of fire and orders extinguishing flammable items and evacuation, conveying a fire and explosion danger.
  16. present: States a potential gas leak and threat of fire and instructs extinguishing flammable items and evacuating, with threat of fire conveying explicit danger.
  17. present: It reports a potential gas leak and threat of fire and instructs extinguishing flammable items and evacuating, conveying explicit danger.
  18. present: States a potential gas leak and threat of fire and directs extinguishing flammable items and evacuating, conveying explicit danger of fire.
  19. present: States a potential gas leak and threat of fire and orders extinguishing flammable items and evacuating, conveying an explicit danger of fire.
  20. present: States a potential gas leak and threat of fire and instructs extinguishing flammable items and evacuating, conveying the fire danger explicitly.
  21. present: States a potential gas leak and threat of fire and instructs to extinguish flammable items and evacuate, with the explicit fire threat conveying danger.
  22. present: Reports a potential gas leak and threat of fire and instructs extinguishing flammable items and evacuating, an explicit fire hazard.
  23. present: It reports a potential gas leak and threat of fire and orders to extinguish flammable items and evacuate, explicitly stating a fire danger.
  24. present: States a potential gas leak and threat of fire and instructs extinguishing flammable items, an explicit stated danger.
  25. present: It reports a potential gas leak and threat of fire and orders to extinguish flammable items and evacuate, a clearly stated hazard danger.