Campus flagpole protest prompts a police response and cancellation of afternoon classes

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.

• Sourcepresent23/25

  Final assessment

  A strong majority, 23 of 2, finds the sender present via reference to "the University" and its policies; dissenters note there is no branded signature or named agency.

  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: References "the University" and "University policies", identifying the institution as sender.
  2. present: Identifies sender via "the University" and "We have spoken ... with the demonstrators".
  3. present: The sender writes as "the University" describing its policies, naming itself as issuer.
  4. present: References "the University" and its leadership issuing this dispersal order.
  5. present: Refers to "the University" and "University policies", identifying the institution as sender.
  6. present: Refers to "the University" and "University's policies", identifying the issuer.
  7. present: Names "the University" as the entity issuing the dispersal order.
  8. present: Refers to "the University" and "University policies", the institution naming itself.
  9. present: Names "the University" as the source of the dispersal order.
  10. present: References "the University's long-standing policies" and "this order to disperse", identifying the University as issuer.
  11. present: References "the University" and "University policies" as the source.
  12. present: Refers to "the University" and its policies, identifying the issuer.
  13. present: Names "the University" as the issuer.
  14. present: References "the University" and "University policies", identifying the sender.
  15. present: From "the University", identifying the institution as sender.
  16. present: References "the University" and "University policies", identifying the institution as sender.
  17. present: Identifies sender as "the University" referencing "University's long-standing policies".
  18. present: References "the University" and its "long-standing policies", identifying the source.
  19. present: References "the University" and its officials repeatedly, identifying the institution as sender.
  20. present: Refers to "the University" and its policies as the sender.
  21. absent: No sender, branded signature, or responding authority is named, only "we" and "the University".
  22. present: References "the University" and "University policies", identifying the institution as issuer.
  23. absent: No branded signature, university name, or named agency identifies the sender; it references "the University" and "we" generically.
  24. present: It refers to "the University" and its policies, identifying the institutional sender.
  25. present: References "the University" and "University's long-standing policies", identifying the institutional source.
• Hazardabsent4/25

  Final assessment

  A strong majority, 21 of 4, finds no specific hazard named: the text addresses demonstrators and policy rather than stating a threat.

  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. absent: No specific threat is named; refers to demonstrators and assembly, not a hazard.
  2. absent: No specific threat is named; it addresses demonstrators and policy, not a hazard.
  3. absent: It addresses demonstrators and policy but names no specific threat or hazard.
  4. absent: It describes a demonstration and policy enforcement but names no specific threat hazard.
  5. absent: Refers to demonstrators and tents but names no specific threat or hazard.
  6. absent: No specific threat is named; describes demonstrations and policy, not a hazard.
  7. absent: Describes demonstrators and tents but names no specific threat or hazard.
  8. absent: Describes a demonstration but names no specific safety hazard.
  9. absent: References demonstrators and policy violations but names no specific threat such as violence.
  10. present: Names the specific situation, demonstrators/encampment with "tents, tables" to be removed.
  11. absent: Describes demonstrations and tents but names no specific threat or hazard.
  12. absent: References demonstrators but names no specific threat or hazard.
  13. present: Names the hazard: demonstrators with "tents, tables" who must disperse.
  14. absent: References demonstrators and assembly but names no specific hazard or threat.
  15. absent: Refers to demonstrators and tents but names no specific hazard threat.
  16. absent: Describes a demonstration but names no specific threat or hazard.
  17. present: Refers to the threat: an unlawful demonstration/encampment requiring dispersal.
  18. absent: No specific threat is named, the message concerns demonstrators and policy.
  19. absent: No specific hazard is named; it addresses a protest policy dispute, not a stated threat.
  20. absent: No specific threat is named; the message addresses demonstrators and policy compliance.
  21. present: Names the hazard implicitly as demonstrators and an unlawful encampment requiring dispersal.
  22. absent: Concerns a demonstration but names no specific hazard or threat.
  23. absent: It refers to demonstrators and policy but names no specific safety threat or hazard.
  24. absent: It addresses demonstrators and policy but names no specific threat or hazard.
  25. absent: Refers to demonstrators and tents but names no specific threat or hazard.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads find a location, "Polk Place".

  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 "Polk Place" as the location.
  2. present: Gives location, "Polk Place".
  3. present: It says "Polk Place" and "our campus", specific places.
  4. present: It specifies "Polk Place" as the location.
  5. present: Specifies "Polk Place", a named campus location.
  6. present: Specifies "Polk Place" and "our campus".
  7. present: Specifies "Polk Place".
  8. present: Specifies "Polk Place", a named location.
  9. present: Specifies "Polk Place" and "our campus".
  10. present: Specifies "Polk Place".
  11. present: Locates it "in Polk Place" on campus.
  12. present: Locates it at "Polk Place".
  13. present: Specifies "Polk Place".
  14. present: Specifies "Polk Place".
  15. present: Locates it in "Polk Place".
  16. present: States location: "Polk Place" / "our campus".
  17. present: Gives location "Polk Place".
  18. present: Specifies "Polk Place".
  19. present: References "our campus" and "Polk Place", specific locations.
  20. present: Specifies "Polk Place" as the location.
  21. present: Locates it at "Polk Place" on campus.
  22. present: Specifies "Polk Place", a named place.
  23. present: It locates the assembly "in Polk Place", a specific place.
  24. present: It specifies "Polk Place", a named place.
  25. present: States the location, "Polk Place".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that guidance is given: those assembled must "remove all tents, tables and other items and depart from the area".

  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: Orders all assembled "must remove all tents... and depart from the area".
  2. present: Orders those assembled to "remove all tents, tables and other items and depart from the area".
  3. present: It orders those assembled to "remove all tents, tables and other items and depart from the area", a directive action.
  4. present: It orders all assembled to "remove all tents, tables and other items and depart from the area".
  5. present: Orders all assembled "to disperse" and "remove all tents... and depart from the area".
  6. present: Orders all those assembled to "remove all tents, tables and other items and depart from the area".
  7. present: Orders all assembled to "remove all tents, tables and other items and depart from the area".
  8. present: Orders all assembled to "remove all tents ... and depart from the area", an instructed action.
  9. present: Orders all assembled to "remove all tents, tables and other items and depart from the area", a directed action.
  10. present: Orders all assembled to "remove all tents, tables and other items and depart from the area", a directed action.
  11. present: Orders all assembled "to remove all tents... and depart from the area", an action.
  12. present: Orders all assembled to "remove all tents, tables and other items and depart from the area".
  13. present: Orders all assembled to "remove all tents, tables and other items and depart from the area".
  14. present: Orders all assembled to "remove all tents, tables and other items and depart from the area", a protective/directive action.
  15. present: Orders those assembled to "remove all tents, tables and other items and depart from the area".
  16. present: Orders all assembled to "remove all tents, tables and other items and depart from the area".
  17. present: Orders all assembled to "remove all tents, tables and other items and depart from the area", a directive.
  18. present: Orders all assembled to "remove all tents, tables and other items and depart from the area".
  19. present: Orders those assembled to "remove all tents, tables and other items and depart from the area", an instruction.
  20. present: Orders all assembled to "remove all tents, tables and other items and depart from the area".
  21. present: Orders all assembled to "remove all tents, tables and other items and depart from the area".
  22. present: Orders all assembled to "remove all tents ... and depart from the area".
  23. present: It orders all assembled "to remove all tents, tables and other items and depart from the area", a protective/compliance action.
  24. present: It orders all assembled "to remove all tents, tables and other items and depart from the area".
  25. present: Orders that "All those assembled in Polk Place must remove all tents... and depart from the area", an instruction.
• Timeabsent1/25

  Final assessment

  A strong majority, 24 of 1, finds timing absent: no clock time, date, or clear 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: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  2. absent: No clock time, date, or clear recency cue appears in the text.
  3. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears in the text.
  4. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  5. absent: Says "For the last several months" but no clock time, date, or "now" cue for the action.
  6. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  7. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  8. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is given in the text.
  9. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word like "now" appears in the text.
  10. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word such as "now" appears.
  11. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  12. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  13. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  14. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the message.
  15. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in this text.
  16. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is given in the text.
  17. absent: No clock time, date, or specific recency cue appears in the text.
  18. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the provided text.
  19. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word like "now" appears in the text.
  20. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  21. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  22. present: Says "For the last several months", conveying timeframe context.
  23. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears in the text.
  24. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  25. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word like "now" appears in the text.
• Impactpresent24/25

  Final assessment

  Near-unanimous present; reads agree the alert states the hazard and its harmful potential, with one dissent.

  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: Warns failure to disperse will result in consequences including arrest, suspension, and expulsion, a stated consequence.
  2. present: Warns that failure to disperse will result in consequences including possible arrest, suspension, and expulsion, a stated harm to people.
  3. present: Warns failure to disperse will result in possible arrest, suspension, and expulsion, a stated consequence to people.
  4. present: It orders dispersal warning of consequences including possible arrest, suspension and expulsion, an explicit stated harm to those who fail to comply.
  5. present: Warns that failure to disperse will result in consequences including arrest, suspension, and expulsion, stating clear harm to those assembled.
  6. present: Warns that failure to disperse will result in consequences including arrest, suspension, and expulsion, a stated harm to people.
  7. present: It warns that failure to disperse may result in arrest, suspension, and expulsion, stated consequences.
  8. present: It warns failure to disperse will result in consequences including arrest, suspension, and expulsion, a stated harm.
  9. present: Warns failure to disperse will result in consequences including arrest, suspension, and expulsion, explicitly stated harms.
  10. present: Warns that failure to disperse will result in consequences including arrest, suspension, and expulsion, stated consequences.
  11. present: It warns failure to disperse will result in consequences including arrest, suspension, and expulsion, a stated harm to people.
  12. present: It warns that failure to disperse will result in consequences including possible arrest, suspension, and expulsion, stated adverse consequences.
  13. present: It warns that failure to disperse will result in consequences including arrest, suspension, and expulsion, stated harms to those involved.
  14. present: It warns that failure to disperse will result in consequences including arrest, suspension, and expulsion, stating concrete harms.
  15. present: States failure to disperse will result in consequences including arrest, suspension, and expulsion, a clearly stated harm to students.
  16. present: Warns of consequences including arrest, suspension, and expulsion for failing to disperse, a stated harm to those involved.
  17. present: It warns that failure to disperse will result in consequences including arrest, suspension, and expulsion, a stated consequence.
  18. present: It warns that failure to disperse will result in arrest, suspension, and expulsion, a stated consequence to people.
  19. present: It warns failure to disperse will result in consequences including possible arrest, suspension, and expulsion, a clearly stated harm.
  20. present: Warns failure to disperse will result in consequences including arrest, suspension, and expulsion, a stated consequence.
  21. present: It warns that failure to disperse will result in consequences including possible arrest, suspension, and expulsion, stated harms to students.
  22. present: It warns that failure to disperse will result in consequences including possible arrest, suspension, and expulsion, a clearly stated harm to those assembled.
  23. present: States failure to disperse will result in consequences including possible arrest, suspension, and expulsion, an explicit stated consequence.
  24. present: It warns of consequences including arrest, suspension, and expulsion preventing graduation, a stated consequence to people.
  25. absent: It is a dispersal order warning of arrest and expulsion consequences but states no physical harm or danger to people.