Pedestrian chased and beaten by five attackers near campus; safety notice issued

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

  Unanimous that the source is present, identifying the issuing authority.

  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 "University Police", identifying the issuing authority.
  2. present: Identifies sender, "University Police".
  3. present: Opens "Campus Safety Notice" and names "University Police", identifying the sender.
  4. present: Names "University Police" issuing a "Campus Safety Notice".
  5. present: Opens with "Campus Safety Notice" and names "University Police" as investigating authority.
  6. present: Branded "Campus Safety Notice" with "University Police" named.
  7. present: Names "University Police" and opens "Campus Safety Notice", identifying the sender.
  8. present: Headed "Campus Safety Notice" referencing "University Police", the named sender.
  9. present: Opens with "Campus Safety Notice" and names "University Police" as the source.
  10. present: Names "University Police" as the issuer.
  11. present: Branded "Campus Safety Notice" plus "University Police" identify the source.
  12. present: Names "University Police" as the issuer of the "Campus Safety Notice".
  13. present: Names "University Police" as the issuing authority.
  14. present: Opens with "Campus Safety Notice" and names "University Police", identifying the sender.
  15. present: Opens "Campus Safety Notice" and names "University Police", identifying the sender.
  16. present: Names "University Police" as the issuing authority.
  17. present: Identifies sender via "University Police" and "Campus Safety Notice".
  18. present: References "University Police" and "Campus Safety Notice", identifying the source.
  19. present: Names "University Police" as the issuing authority.
  20. present: Identifies "University Police" as the issuing authority and signs "Campus Safety Notice".
  21. present: Identifies "University Police" as the issuing authority.
  22. present: Headed "Campus Safety Notice" and references "University Police", identifying the sender.
  23. present: The message names "University Police", the issuing authority.
  24. present: It names "University Police" and the "Campus Safety Notice", identifying the issuer.
  25. present: Opens with "Campus Safety Notice" and names "University Police", identifying the sender.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree the hazard is stated, an aggravated assault.

  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 "Aggravated Assault".
  2. present: Names the hazard, "An aggravated assault" with offenders chasing and attacking a victim.
  3. present: It names an "Aggravated Assault" where offenders chased and attacked a person, a specific threat.
  4. present: It names "Aggravated Assault", a specific hazard.
  5. present: Names "Aggravated Assault" where the victim was "attacked" and "chased", a specific crime.
  6. present: Names the specific crime "An aggravated assault".
  7. present: Names "Aggravated Assault" where offenders chased and attacked a victim, a specific crime.
  8. present: Names an "Aggravated Assault", a specific threat.
  9. present: Names the specific hazard "Aggravated Assault" with a victim chased and attacked.
  10. present: Names the specific threat "Aggravated Assault" with offenders chasing and attacking a person.
  11. present: Names the hazard "Aggravated Assault".
  12. present: Names the hazard as an "Aggravated Assault".
  13. present: Names the specific hazard "Aggravated Assault" where offenders "attacked" a victim.
  14. present: Names the hazard specifically as an "Aggravated Assault".
  15. present: Names the hazard specifically as an "Aggravated Assault".
  16. present: Names the hazard as "An aggravated assault" with offenders chasing and attacking a person.
  17. present: Names the hazard specifically as an "Aggravated Assault".
  18. present: Names "Aggravated Assault" with a victim chased and attacked, a specific threat.
  19. present: Names "An aggravated assault", a specific threat.
  20. present: Names the specific hazard, an "Aggravated Assault".
  21. present: Names the hazard as "Aggravated Assault" where offenders "began chasing" and attacked the victim.
  22. present: Names "Aggravated Assault", a specific crime threat.
  23. present: It names a specific threat, "An aggravated assault".
  24. present: It names an "Aggravated Assault" where offenders chased and attacked a person, a specific threat.
  25. present: Names the hazard, an "Aggravated Assault" where offenders chased and attacked a person.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that a specific location is named.

  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 "the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign".
  2. present: Gives location, "the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign".
  3. present: It locates it "in the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign", a specific place.
  4. present: It specifies "the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign" and "Fourth and Green streets".
  5. present: Specifies "the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign", an address.
  6. present: Specifies "the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign".
  7. present: Specifies "the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign".
  8. present: Specifies "the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign", an address.
  9. present: Specifies "the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign" and "Fourth and Green streets".
  10. present: Specifies "the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign".
  11. present: Locates it "in the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign".
  12. present: Locates it in "the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign".
  13. present: Specifies "the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign".
  14. present: Specifies "the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign".
  15. present: Locates it "in the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign".
  16. present: States location: "the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign".
  17. present: Gives location "the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign".
  18. present: Specifies "the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign".
  19. present: Locates it "in the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign", a specific address.
  20. present: Specifies "the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign".
  21. present: Locates it "in the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign".
  22. present: Specifies "the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign" and "Fourth and Green".
  23. present: It locates it "in the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign".
  24. present: It specifies "the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign", a named address.
  25. present: States the location, "the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign".
• Guidancepresent15/25

  Final assessment

  A majority reads the instruction to contact University Police as directed guidance; dissenters call it a tip request only.

  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 directed to recipients; only asks those with info to contact police.
  2. absent: Gives only a contact-with-information request, no protective action to recipients.
  3. present: It states officers are patrolling and directs "Anyone with information should contact University Police", the directed action provided.
  4. absent: It is an informational notice with no protective action directed to recipients.
  5. present: Says "Anyone with information should contact University Police", an action to recipients.
  6. absent: Only asks those with information to contact police; no protective action to recipients.
  7. present: Instructs "Anyone with information should contact University Police".
  8. present: Says "Anyone with information should contact University Police", an action to take.
  9. present: Advises anyone with information to "contact University Police", the instructed action.
  10. present: Advises that "Anyone with information should contact University Police", a directed action.
  11. present: Instructs anyone with information to "contact University Police", an action.
  12. present: Tells anyone with information to "contact University Police", a protective action.
  13. absent: Notes police are patrolling and asks for information but gives no action to recipients.
  14. present: Instructs anyone with information to "contact University Police", a reporting action.
  15. absent: Only asks those with information to contact police, no protective action for recipients.
  16. present: Instructs "Anyone with information should contact University Police".
  17. absent: No protective action is instructed; only asks anyone with information to contact police.
  18. present: Advises anyone with information to "contact University Police", a protective action.
  19. present: Tells anyone with information to "contact University Police", a reporting action to recipients.
  20. present: Advises that warnings let community members take precautions and to "contact University Police" with information.
  21. absent: No protective action is directed to recipients; it only asks for information and notes patrols.
  22. absent: Reports the assault and asks for information but gives no protective action.
  23. present: It instructs "Anyone with information should contact University Police", a protective action.
  24. absent: It reports the incident and asks for information but gives no protective action instruction.
  25. present: Says officers are patrolling and urges anyone with information to "contact University Police", an actionable instruction.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that timing is present, with a clock time or recency cue.

  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: Gives the time "at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26".
  2. present: Gives a time, "at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26".
  3. present: It gives "about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26", a clock time and date.
  4. present: It gives "about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26", a clock time and date.
  5. present: States "about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26", a clock time and date.
  6. present: States "at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26".
  7. present: Gives "at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26".
  8. present: Says it occurred "at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26", a clock time and date.
  9. present: Gives the time "about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26".
  10. present: Gives "about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26".
  11. present: Gives time and date "at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26".
  12. present: Gives "about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26".
  13. present: Gives the time "at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26".
  14. present: Gives a clock time and date, "about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26".
  15. present: Gives "at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26".
  16. present: Gives time and date: "at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26".
  17. present: Gives time "at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26".
  18. present: Gives "about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26", a specific time.
  19. present: Gives "about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26", a clock time and date.
  20. present: Gives the time, "at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26".
  21. present: Gives time "at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26".
  22. present: Says "about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26", a specific time.
  23. present: It gives a specific time and date, "at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26".
  24. present: It gives the time "at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26".
  25. present: Gives the time and date, "about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26".
• Impactpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present by unanimous 25-0 read; the aggravated assault warning conveys a threat of violent harm beyond merely naming the hazard.

  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: Reports a victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a stated harm to a person.
  2. present: Reports a victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a stated harm.
  3. present: Describes an aggravated assault where the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, stating harm to a person.
  4. present: It states the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, an explicit harm.
  5. present: It states the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a stated harm.
  6. present: States the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a stated harm.
  7. present: It states the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries which is a stated harm.
  8. present: Reports the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a stated harm.
  9. present: Reports an aggravated assault in which the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with injuries, a stated harm.
  10. present: The notice states the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, an explicit harm to a person.
  11. present: Reports the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with injuries, a stated harm to a person.
  12. present: The notice states the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a stated harm.
  13. present: The notice states the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a clearly stated harm.
  14. present: States the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a stated harm.
  15. present: Reports the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a stated harm.
  16. present: The notice states the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a clearly stated harm to a person.
  17. present: It reports the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a stated harm.
  18. present: The notice states the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, an explicit stated harm.
  19. present: It states the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a clearly stated harm.
  20. present: Reports the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a stated harm.
  21. present: Reports a victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries which is a stated injury.
  22. present: States the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, an explicit reported injury.
  23. present: Reports a victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a stated harm.
  24. present: The notice states the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with injuries, a stated harm to a person.
  25. present: States the victim was attacked and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a clear stated harm.