Shots fired at Third/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, 25 of 25. The branded "Illini-Alert Emergency." opener does the sender work, the same signature the campus uses across its emergency texts.

  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 alert is signed "Illini-Alert Emergency", identifying the sender.
  2. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" brands the alert and identifies its origin.
  3. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" is the branded identifier of the sender.
  4. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" identifies the alerting authority sending the message.
  5. present: The branded prefix "Illini-Alert Emergency" names the sending system.
  6. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" identifies the issuing alert system.
  7. present: The "Illini-Alert Emergency" tag identifies the sender.
  8. present: The branded signature "Illini-Alert Emergency" names who is sending the warning.
  9. present: The alert opens with the branded "Illini-Alert Emergency" signature.
  10. present: The branded "Illini-Alert Emergency" signature identifies the sender.
  11. present: The branded "Illini-Alert Emergency" prefix names the sender.
  12. present: Message carries the "Illini-Alert Emergency" branded prefix.
  13. present: The alert opens with the branded "Illini-Alert Emergency" identifier.
  14. present: It carries the "Illini-Alert Emergency" branded signature.
  15. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" identifies the university system sending this.
  16. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" is the branded sender tag.
  17. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" is the branded signature identifying the sender.
  18. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" functions as the sender signature here.
  19. present: The branded "Illini-Alert Emergency" opening identifies the sender.
  20. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" is the branded sender tag on the message.
  21. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" is the branded identification of the sending system.
  22. present: The "Illini-Alert Emergency" prefix names the issuing service.
  23. present: The branded "Illini-Alert Emergency" prefix identifies the sender.
  24. present: "Illini-Alert Emergency" is the sender signature.
  25. present: The branded prefix "Illini-Alert Emergency" names the alerting system.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25 with no dissent, because "Shots fired" states the hazard directly as gunfire rather than as a generic emergency.

  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" specifies gunfire as the hazard.
  2. present: "Shots fired" is an explicit and specific threat.
  3. present: The hazard "Shots fired" is explicitly named.
  4. present: "Shots fired" is a specifically named hazard.
  5. present: "Shots fired" names a specific gunfire threat.
  6. present: "Shots fired" is a specific and unambiguous hazard.
  7. present: "Shots fired" specifies gunfire as the hazard.
  8. present: The hazard is stated as "Shots fired" at the intersection.
  9. present: "Shots fired" identifies the hazard specifically.
  10. present: "Shots fired" is an explicit and specific threat.
  11. present: "Shots fired" names the specific hazard.
  12. present: "Shots fired" states the hazard specifically.
  13. present: "Shots fired" names a specific firearms hazard.
  14. present: "Shots fired" specifies gunfire, a concrete hazard.
  15. present: "Shots fired" states the hazard directly.
  16. present: "Shots fired" names the specific hazard.
  17. present: "Shots fired" specifies the hazard.
  18. present: "Shots fired" is an explicit and specific hazard.
  19. present: "Shots fired" names the specific threat.
  20. present: "Shots fired" names gunfire as the specific hazard.
  21. present: "Shots fired" states the hazard specifically.
  22. present: "Shots fired" states the hazard clearly.
  23. present: "Shots fired" names gunfire, a specific hazard.
  24. present: "Shots fired" names a specific gunfire threat.
  25. present: "Shots fired" specifies gunfire as the hazard.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25: the alert places the gunfire "at Third/Green, Champaign", giving an intersection and the city.

  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 names "Third/Green, Champaign" as the site.
  2. present: The location "Third/Green, Champaign" is stated.
  3. present: It specifies "Third/Green, Champaign" as the location.
  4. present: It locates the gunfire at "Third/Green, Champaign".
  5. present: The place given is "Third/Green, Champaign".
  6. present: The intersection "Third/Green, Champaign" gives the place.
  7. present: "Third/Green, Champaign" is a named intersection.
  8. present: The gunfire is located at "Third/Green, Champaign".
  9. present: The intersection "Third/Green, Champaign" is named.
  10. present: It names "Third/Green, Champaign" as the location.
  11. present: It specifies "Third/Green, Champaign".
  12. present: Located "at Third/Green, Champaign".
  13. present: The location given is "Third/Green, Champaign".
  14. present: "Third/Green, Champaign" identifies where.
  15. present: The place is "Third/Green, Champaign".
  16. present: It gives "Third/Green, Champaign" as the place.
  17. present: The place named is "Third/Green, Champaign".
  18. present: It identifies "Third/Green, Champaign" as the location.
  19. present: The location is "Third/Green, Champaign".
  20. present: The alert locates it at "Third/Green, Champaign".
  21. present: It locates the gunfire at "Third/Green, Champaign".
  22. present: It names "Third/Green, Champaign" as the site.
  23. present: "Third/Green, Champaign" identifies the intersection.
  24. present: It specifies "Third/Green, Champaign."
  25. present: "Third/Green, Champaign" gives the intersection affected.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. Recipients are told to "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location", a conditional pair of 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: It offers protective choices: leave the area if safe, otherwise secure your location.
  2. present: Readers are told to leave if safe, otherwise to secure their location.
  3. present: Recipients are told to leave if safe or otherwise secure their location.
  4. present: Readers are told to leave the area if safe, otherwise to secure their location.
  5. present: Two protective options are given: leave the area or secure your location.
  6. present: It offers a choice of protective actions: leave if safe or secure your location.
  7. present: It directs people to leave if safe or otherwise secure their location.
  8. present: Guidance is explicit: leave the area if safe, otherwise secure your location.
  9. present: It instructs readers to leave the area if safe or otherwise secure their location.
  10. present: Two protective options are given: leave the area, or secure your location.
  11. present: "Leave area if safe to do so. Otherwise, secure your location." is explicit protective guidance.
  12. present: Offers protective actions: leave if safe, otherwise secure your location.
  13. present: It tells readers to leave the area if safe or otherwise secure their location.
  14. present: It tells readers to leave if safe or otherwise "secure your location".
  15. present: Recipients are told to leave if safe or otherwise secure their location.
  16. present: Recipients are told to leave if safe or otherwise secure their location.
  17. present: Recipients are told to leave if safe, otherwise "secure your location".
  18. present: It instructs people to leave if safe or otherwise "secure your location".
  19. present: It instructs people to leave if safe, otherwise "secure your location".
  20. present: Recipients are told to leave if safe or otherwise "secure your location".
  21. present: Recipients are told to leave if safe or otherwise "secure your location".
  22. present: It instructs readers to leave if safe or otherwise secure their location.
  23. present: It offers protective actions: leave if safe, otherwise secure your location.
  24. present: It instructs readers to leave if safe, otherwise secure their location.
  25. present: It directs readers to leave if safe, otherwise to "secure your location".
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 25 of 25 agreeing. Nothing dates or times the shooting; the closest the text comes is the forward-looking "More information to come."

  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 time stamp, date, or recency expression appears.
  2. absent: No time stamp or recency word is present in the message.
  3. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is included.
  4. absent: No clock time, date, or recency phrase is present.
  5. absent: The text contains no clock time, date, or recency expression.
  6. absent: No time stamp, date, or recency phrase is included.
  7. absent: No time stamp or recency phrase is provided.
  8. absent: Nothing states when the shots were fired or how recent the report is.
  9. absent: No time stamp or recency wording is included.
  10. absent: No clock time, date, or recency expression is present.
  11. absent: No time stamp, date, or recency word tells readers when this happened.
  12. absent: No time stamp, date, or recency word is present.
  13. absent: No clock time, date, or explicit recency term is included.
  14. absent: No time stamp, date, or recency wording appears in the message.
  15. absent: No timestamp or recency cue is included in the wording.
  16. absent: No clock time or recency phrase appears in the text.
  17. absent: The message gives no time, date, or recency phrase for the shooting.
  18. absent: No time stamp, date, or recency marker accompanies the report.
  19. absent: No time stamp, date, or explicit recency cue is present.
  20. absent: No time stamp, date, or recency phrase is included.
  21. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  22. absent: No time stamp or recency phrase is present.
  23. absent: There is no clock time, date, or recency phrasing.
  24. absent: No clock time, date, or recency phrase is present.
  25. absent: No time stamp, date, or recency expression is present.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent by 25 of 25. Danger is implied by the instruction to secure a location, but no injury, severity or consequence is ever stated.

  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 text does not convey how dangerous the shooting is.
  2. absent: The alert conveys no severity or potential consequence beyond the hazard name.
  3. absent: The alert states no severity or potential consequence.
  4. absent: The alert offers no explicit danger or severity statement.
  5. absent: It stops at the hazard and never states what the gunfire could do.
  6. absent: The message does not describe the danger gunfire presents.
  7. absent: The message conveys no severity or potential injury.
  8. absent: The text states no harm, injury, or danger level from the shots.
  9. absent: The message conveys no explicit danger level or potential outcome.
  10. absent: Severity or possible consequences of the gunfire are not described.
  11. absent: No explicit statement of danger or possible harm is included.
  12. absent: No explicit danger or consequence statement accompanies the gunfire report.
  13. absent: The potential harm of the gunfire is never stated outright.
  14. absent: Consequences of the gunfire are never stated, only the response options.
  15. absent: The alert never states how dangerous the situation is or what could result.
  16. absent: The alert states no explicit consequence or severity.
  17. absent: No consequence or severity statement accompanies the report.
  18. absent: Severity or potential consequences of the gunfire are not mentioned.
  19. absent: No consequence or severity statement accompanies the shots fired report.
  20. absent: Nothing conveys what the gunfire could do or how serious the risk is.
  21. absent: The message stops short of stating any danger or consequence.
  22. absent: The potential consequences of the gunfire are not described.
  23. absent: The text does not state danger to life or any consequence.
  24. absent: Nothing states what the gunfire could do or how dangerous it is.
  25. absent: The message gives no indication of how dangerous or consequential the gunfire is.