Road closure at 2nd and Euclid

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

  Present: S in first-burst UAlert.

  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: Coded: sender identity branded.
  2. present: Sender brand UAlert is present.
  3. present: Official UAlert tag appears.
  4. present: Alert system UAlert is named.
  5. present: UAlert branding identifies the sender.
  6. present: Branding UAlert counts as source.
  7. present: Coded: branded emergency sender.
  8. present: Coded: S present.
  9. present: Coded: source tag present.
  10. present: Coded: official UAlert signature.
  11. present: Coded: issuer brand visible.
  12. present: UAlert identifies the issuer.
  13. present: Source is clear via UAlert.
  14. present: Coded: source brand present.
  15. present: Coded: UAlert names the source.
  16. present: Coded: sender identity branded.
  17. present: Sender brand UAlert is present.
  18. present: Official UAlert tag appears.
  19. present: Alert system UAlert is named.
  20. present: UAlert branding identifies the sender.
  21. present: Branding UAlert counts as source.
  22. present: Coded: branded emergency sender.
  23. present: Coded: S present.
  24. present: Coded: source tag present.
  25. present: Coded: official UAlert signature.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: H in first-burst UAlert.

  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: Coded: hazard is concrete.
  2. present: Coded: offense or hazard named.
  3. present: Threat/condition is concrete.
  4. present: Threat type appears.
  5. present: Hazard wording is present.
  6. present: Incident type is explicit.
  7. present: Condition is specific.
  8. present: Coded: threat present.
  9. present: Coded: hazard element present.
  10. present: Coded: hazard type named.
  11. present: Coded: specific hazard present.
  12. present: Coded: incident type named.
  13. present: Specific emergency type stated.
  14. present: Hazard type is named in the UAlert.
  15. present: Coded: H present.
  16. present: Coded: hazard is concrete.
  17. present: Coded: offense or hazard named.
  18. present: Threat/condition is concrete.
  19. present: Threat type appears.
  20. present: Hazard wording is present.
  21. present: Incident type is explicit.
  22. present: Condition is specific.
  23. present: Coded: threat present.
  24. present: Coded: hazard element present.
  25. present: Coded: hazard type named.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: L in first-burst UAlert.

  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: Coded: geo reference present.
  2. present: Campus area anchors location.
  3. present: Message places the event.
  4. present: Location is given in the UAlert.
  5. present: Where is stated.
  6. present: Coded: location cue.
  7. present: Coded: area given.
  8. present: Coded: place reference present.
  9. present: Area or address is named.
  10. present: Place is identified.
  11. present: Coded: geographic detail.
  12. present: Coded: location element present.
  13. present: Coded: location named.
  14. present: Location is concrete.
  15. present: Coded: L present.
  16. present: Coded: geo reference present.
  17. present: Campus area anchors location.
  18. present: Message places the event.
  19. present: Location is given in the UAlert.
  20. present: Where is stated.
  21. present: Coded: location cue.
  22. present: Coded: area given.
  23. present: Coded: place reference present.
  24. present: Area or address is named.
  25. present: Place is identified.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: G in first-burst UAlert.

  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: Coded: audience instructions.
  2. present: Audience is directed.
  3. present: Coded: protective guidance present.
  4. present: Instruction appears.
  5. present: Coded: G present.
  6. present: What-to-do language present.
  7. present: Avoid-area language present.
  8. present: Coded: guidance present.
  9. present: Protective action explicit.
  10. present: Coded: guidance element.
  11. present: Recipients are told what to do.
  12. present: Coded: avoid/follow instructions given.
  13. present: Protective guidance is present.
  14. present: Coded: protective action stated.
  15. present: Coded: safety guidance.
  16. present: Coded: audience instructions.
  17. present: Audience is directed.
  18. present: Coded: protective guidance present.
  19. present: Instruction appears.
  20. present: Coded: G present.
  21. present: What-to-do language present.
  22. present: Avoid-area language present.
  23. present: Coded: guidance present.
  24. present: Protective action explicit.
  25. present: Coded: guidance element.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: T in first-burst UAlert.

  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: Time cue is present.
  2. present: Coded: T present.
  3. present: Coded: time element present.
  4. present: Coded: when-information present.
  5. present: Temporal detail present.
  6. present: Coded: time reference.
  7. present: Date/time is stated.
  8. present: Coded: temporal anchor.
  9. present: When is stated.
  10. present: Coded: timing stated.
  11. present: Coded: temporal cue present.
  12. present: Clock time appears.
  13. present: Recency or time window marked.
  14. present: Coded: when cue.
  15. present: Timing is anchored.
  16. present: Time cue is present.
  17. present: Coded: T present.
  18. present: Coded: time element present.
  19. present: Coded: when-information present.
  20. present: Temporal detail present.
  21. present: Coded: time reference.
  22. present: Date/time is stated.
  23. present: Coded: temporal anchor.
  24. present: When is stated.
  25. present: Coded: timing stated.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent: I in first-burst UAlert.

  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: Coded: I=0.
  2. absent: Impact not conveyed.
  3. absent: Impact unstated.
  4. absent: Coded: impact element absent.
  5. absent: Hazard alone not impact.
  6. absent: No severity phrase.
  7. absent: Coded: no consequence.
  8. absent: No harm wording.
  9. absent: No explicit consequence.
  10. absent: Coded: severity missing.
  11. absent: Coded: outcome not stated.
  12. absent: No consequence language beyond hazard name.
  13. absent: Coded: I absent.
  14. absent: Coded: no impact cue.
  15. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  16. absent: Coded: I=0.
  17. absent: Impact not conveyed.
  18. absent: Impact unstated.
  19. absent: Coded: impact element absent.
  20. absent: Hazard alone not impact.
  21. absent: No severity phrase.
  22. absent: Coded: no consequence.
  23. absent: No harm wording.
  24. absent: No explicit consequence.
  25. absent: Coded: severity missing.