Shots fired at Second and Green, Champaign

To check this alert, Claude Opus 5 (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, and unanimously so at 25 of 25: the message opens "Illini-Alert Emergency.", the campus system naming itself before a word of content.

  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: The branded "Illini-Alert Emergency" prefix identifies the sender.
  2. present: The "Illini-Alert Emergency" prefix identifies the sending system.
  3. present: The alert opens with the branded "Illini-Alert Emergency" tag.
  4. present: The alert is signed "Illini-Alert Emergency", which identifies the sender.
  5. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" serves as the branded sender identification.
  6. present: The "Illini-Alert Emergency" signature marks the sender.
  7. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" is the sender signature on the message.
  8. present: Branded opener "Illini-Alert Emergency" supplies the sender identity.
  9. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" is the branded signature identifying the sender.
  10. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" is the branded sender identification.
  11. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" is the branded sender signature.
  12. present: Opens with the "Illini-Alert Emergency" branded tag.
  13. present: The message is signed with the branded "Illini-Alert Emergency" tag.
  14. present: The branded "Illini-Alert Emergency" opener identifies the sender.
  15. present: The "Illini-Alert Emergency" prefix identifies the sending system.
  16. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" identifies the issuing system.
  17. present: The message is branded "Illini-Alert Emergency" from the campus system.
  18. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" is the branded identifier of the sending service.
  19. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" is the branded sender signature.
  20. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" functions as the branded source identifier.
  21. present: The "Illini-Alert Emergency" signature identifies the issuing system.
  22. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" identifies the sending system.
  23. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" is the branded identifier of the sender.
  24. present: The "Illini-Alert Emergency" signature identifies the alerting authority.
  25. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" is the branded identifier of the sender.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present by 25 of 25. The two words "Shots fired" name gunfire outright, leaving no doubt about what kind of threat is being reported.

  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: "Shots fired" names gunfire as the threat.
  2. present: "Shots fired" names a specific weapons threat.
  3. present: "Shots fired" names a specific violent hazard.
  4. present: "Shots fired" names a specific gunfire hazard.
  5. present: "Shots fired" is an explicit and specific threat.
  6. present: "Shots fired" names a specific gunfire threat.
  7. present: "Shots fired" names gunfire directly.
  8. present: "Shots fired" names gunfire as the specific hazard.
  9. present: "Shots fired" names gunfire as the specific hazard.
  10. present: "Shots fired" names a specific firearm threat.
  11. present: "Shots fired" is an explicit violent hazard.
  12. present: "Shots fired" names a specific gunfire hazard.
  13. present: "Shots fired" is a specific weapons hazard.
  14. present: "Shots fired" names gunfire as the hazard.
  15. present: "Shots fired" names a specific violent threat.
  16. present: "Shots fired" is a specific violent hazard.
  17. present: "Shots fired" names a specific gun threat.
  18. present: "Shots fired" names a concrete weapons threat.
  19. present: "Shots fired" names a specific violent hazard.
  20. present: "Shots fired" names a specific gunfire hazard.
  21. present: "Shots fired" is a specific and unambiguous hazard.
  22. present: "Shots fired" names the hazard specifically.
  23. present: "Shots fired" names gunfire as the specific threat.
  24. present: "Shots fired" names the specific threat.
  25. present: "Shots fired" names gunfire as the specific threat.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25 with no dissent, because the alert pins the gunfire to the intersection of "Second and Green, Champaign" rather than to campus generally.

  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: It gives "Second and Green, Champaign" as the location.
  2. present: The location "Second and Green, Champaign" is given.
  3. present: It places the shots at "Second and Green, Champaign".
  4. present: It gives "Second and Green, Champaign" as the location.
  5. present: The alert places it "at Second and Green, Champaign".
  6. present: The location is "Second and Green, Champaign".
  7. present: "Second and Green, Champaign" specifies the intersection.
  8. present: It gives "Second and Green, Champaign" as the location.
  9. present: It happened "at Second and Green, Champaign".
  10. present: The location "Second and Green, Champaign" is an explicit intersection.
  11. present: The location is "Second and Green, Champaign".
  12. present: Located "at Second and Green, Champaign".
  13. present: It names "Second and Green, Champaign" as the location.
  14. present: "Second and Green, Champaign" gives the intersection.
  15. present: Location is "Second and Green, Champaign".
  16. present: The location is "Second and Green, Champaign".
  17. present: The location is "Second and Green, Champaign".
  18. present: The scene is given as "Second and Green, Champaign".
  19. present: The site is "Second and Green, Champaign".
  20. present: It specifies "Second and Green, Champaign".
  21. present: The location is "Second and Green, Champaign".
  22. present: It locates the shots at "Second and Green, Champaign".
  23. present: "Second and Green, Champaign" is a named intersection.
  24. present: "Second and Green, Champaign" gives the intersection.
  25. present: The location "Second and Green, Champaign" is precise.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The alert gives tiered instruction, "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location.", covering both escape and shelter.

  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: "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location" offers two protective options.
  2. present: It offers two protective actions: "Leave area if safe" or "secure your location".
  3. present: "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location" gives two protective options.
  4. present: "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location" offers two protective actions.
  5. present: It offers two actions: "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location".
  6. present: It gives conditional protective actions: leave the area or "secure your location".
  7. present: "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location" is clear guidance.
  8. present: It directs readers to "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location".
  9. present: Two protective options are given: "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location."
  10. present: It gives layered actions: "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location."
  11. present: It gives two protective options: "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location."
  12. present: Gives two protective options: leave the area if safe, otherwise secure your location.
  13. present: Two options are given: "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location."
  14. present: "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location" are two protective options.
  15. present: Two alternative actions are given: leave the area or "secure your location".
  16. present: Two options are given: "Leave area if safe" or "secure your location".
  17. present: It offers two actions: "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location".
  18. present: It offers two protective options: "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location."
  19. present: It gives tiered guidance: "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location."
  20. present: Two options are given: "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location".
  21. present: It offers two actions: leave the area if safe, otherwise "secure your location".
  22. present: "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location" gives protective options.
  23. present: It gives two protective options: leave the area or "secure your location".
  24. present: It offers tiered actions: "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location."
  25. present: It offers two actions: "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location."
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, with all 25 of 25 reads agreeing: the text offers no clock time, no date and no recency phrase, so "Shots fired" floats without any timing anchor.

  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 explicit recency term is included.
  2. absent: No clock time, date, or recency phrase accompanies the report.
  3. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word such as "just now" is present.
  4. absent: No clock time or recency word accompanies the report.
  5. absent: No time stamp or recency marker such as "just now" is present.
  6. absent: There is no clock time, date, or recency word in the message.
  7. absent: There is no clock time or recency word such as "now".
  8. absent: No clock time or recency word accompanies the report of shots fired.
  9. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word accompanies the report.
  10. absent: No clock time, date, or word such as "now" conveys timing.
  11. absent: No clock time, date, or word signalling recency is present.
  12. absent: No clock time or recency phrase such as "just now" appears.
  13. absent: No timestamp, date, or recency word like "now" is present.
  14. absent: No clock time or phrase such as just now indicates when shots were fired.
  15. absent: No clock time or recency phrase such as "just now" is included.
  16. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word is present.
  17. absent: No clock time or recency word tells the reader when shots were fired.
  18. absent: No clock time, date, or recency wording appears in the message.
  19. absent: No clock time, date, or recency term appears in the text.
  20. absent: No clock time, date, or recency wording is present.
  21. absent: There is no clock time, date, or explicit recency marker.
  22. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the message.
  23. absent: No clock time, date, or word conveying recency appears.
  24. absent: Neither a clock time nor a recency word is used.
  25. absent: There is no clock time, date, or recency marker in the text.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent by 25 of 25. The alert stops at naming the hazard and the actions; nothing states injuries, an active shooter still at large, or any other consequence.

  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: The danger posed by the gunfire is never spelled out.
  2. absent: The message never states how dangerous the situation is or what could happen.
  3. absent: The text implies risk but never states a consequence or severity.
  4. absent: The message never states the potential harm from the gunfire.
  5. absent: Severity or potential harm from the gunfire is never stated.
  6. absent: Danger to persons is implied only by the hazard name, never stated.
  7. absent: The alert never states the potential harm from the gunfire.
  8. absent: The alert conveys no severity or potential consequence of the gunfire.
  9. absent: The message never states the danger level or possible harm.
  10. absent: The conditional "if safe" implies risk but no consequence or severity is stated.
  11. absent: Severity is never stated, though guidance implies risk, no consequence is described.
  12. absent: The danger of the gunfire is implied only by the hazard name, not stated.
  13. absent: The alert implies risk only through the guidance, without stating consequences.
  14. absent: The alert implies risk through its advice but states no consequence or severity outright.
  15. absent: The message gives no explicit indication of severity or possible harm.
  16. absent: The alert implies danger only through the hazard, stating no consequence.
  17. absent: The alert conveys no explicit danger statement or potential consequence.
  18. absent: The alert states no consequence or level of danger from the gunfire.
  19. absent: The alert stops at the hazard without describing consequences or danger.
  20. absent: The alert states no consequence or severity, only the hazard and actions.
  21. absent: No consequence or danger level is stated beyond the gunfire itself.
  22. absent: Nothing states the potential harm from the gunfire.
  23. absent: No stated consequence such as injuries or lethal danger is included.
  24. absent: No consequence or severity beyond the bare hazard name is conveyed.
  25. absent: The alert stops at naming gunfire without describing possible harm.