Gunshots confirmed at Dubuque and Burlington. Police on Scene. Avoid the area. More: emerg

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, unanimously. The message opens with the HAWK ALERT brand and links the university emergency site.

  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: "HAWK ALERT" branding and mention of "Police on Scene" identify the authority.
  2. present: Both the "HAWK ALERT" tag and "Police on Scene" identify authorities.
  3. present: HAWK ALERT signature plus mention of Police on Scene identifies authority.
  4. present: Both "HAWK ALERT" and "Police on Scene" identify sending and responding authorities.
  5. present: Branded "HAWK ALERT" plus mention of "Police on Scene".
  6. present: HAWK ALERT branding plus mention of Police identifies the source.
  7. present: "HAWK ALERT" branded signature plus a reference to "Police on Scene".
  8. present: Branded "HAWK ALERT" signature plus a reference to "Police on Scene".
  9. present: Both the "HAWK ALERT" tag and "Police on Scene" identify authorities.
  10. present: Both the "HAWK ALERT" tag and "Police on Scene" identify authorities.
  11. present: "HAWK ALERT" plus "Police on Scene" identify the issuing and responding authorities.
  12. present: Carries the "HAWK ALERT" signature and also references "Police on Scene".
  13. present: Branded "HAWK ALERT" plus "Police on Scene" identifies issuing authority.
  14. present: "HAWK ALERT" plus "Police on Scene" identify the sender and responders.
  15. present: "HAWK ALERT" branding plus "Police on Scene" identify sender and responders.
  16. present: Both "HAWK ALERT" and "Police on Scene" identify sender and responding authority.
  17. present: Both the "HAWK ALERT" tag and "Police" identify authority.
  18. present: HAWK ALERT tag plus Police on Scene identify sender and responders.
  19. present: "HAWK ALERT" signature plus mention of "Police on Scene" identifies authority.
  20. present: HAWK ALERT branding plus Police on Scene identify the authority.
  21. present: "HAWK ALERT" branding plus "Police on Scene" identify authorities.
  22. present: "HAWK ALERT" plus "Police on Scene" identify sender and responders.
  23. present: Both the "HAWK ALERT" tag and "Police on Scene" identify authority.
  24. present: "HAWK ALERT" plus "Police on Scene" identify sender and responders.
  25. present: "HAWK ALERT" plus "Police on Scene" both identify responding authority.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously. Confirmed gunshots are named as the specific 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. present: States "Gunshots confirmed", a specific threat.
  2. present: "Gunshots confirmed" names a specific threat.
  3. present: Gunshots confirmed names the specific threat.
  4. present: "Gunshots confirmed" names the threat specifically.
  5. present: Names "Gunshots confirmed" as the threat.
  6. present: Names confirmed gunshots, a specific threat.
  7. present: Names "Gunshots confirmed", a specific threat.
  8. present: Names "Gunshots confirmed", a specific threat.
  9. present: Names "Gunshots confirmed", a specific threat.
  10. present: Names "Gunshots confirmed", a specific threat.
  11. present: It names "Gunshots confirmed", a specific threat.
  12. present: States "Gunshots confirmed", a specific threat.
  13. present: Names "Gunshots confirmed", a specific threat.
  14. present: "Gunshots confirmed" names the threat specifically.
  15. present: States "Gunshots confirmed", a specific threat.
  16. present: "Gunshots confirmed" names the threat specifically.
  17. present: States "Gunshots confirmed", a specific threat.
  18. present: Names Gunshots confirmed, a specific threat.
  19. present: States "Gunshots confirmed", a specific threat.
  20. present: Names Gunshots confirmed, a specific threat.
  21. present: Names "Gunshots confirmed", a specific threat.
  22. present: "Gunshots confirmed" names a specific threat.
  23. present: "Gunshots confirmed" names the hazard.
  24. present: "Gunshots confirmed" names the threat specifically.
  25. present: "Gunshots confirmed" names a specific threat.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously. The intersection of Dubuque and Burlington is given as the location.

  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: Gives the intersection "Dubuque and Burlington".
  2. present: The intersection "Dubuque and Burlington" is given.
  3. present: Gives the intersection of Dubuque and Burlington.
  4. present: The intersection "Dubuque and Burlington" is given.
  5. present: Gives the intersection "Dubuque and Burlington".
  6. present: Gives the intersection of Dubuque and Burlington.
  7. present: Locates it "at Dubuque and Burlington", an intersection.
  8. present: Gives the intersection "Dubuque and Burlington".
  9. present: Gives the intersection "Dubuque and Burlington".
  10. present: Gives the intersection "Dubuque and Burlington".
  11. present: It gives an intersection: "Dubuque and Burlington".
  12. present: Names the intersection "Dubuque and Burlington".
  13. present: Gives the intersection "Dubuque and Burlington".
  14. present: It locates them "at Dubuque and Burlington", an intersection.
  15. present: Gives the intersection "at Dubuque and Burlington".
  16. present: The intersection "Dubuque and Burlington" is given.
  17. present: Names the intersection "Dubuque and Burlington".
  18. present: Locates it at Dubuque and Burlington, an intersection.
  19. present: Gives an intersection, "Dubuque and Burlington".
  20. present: Locates it at Dubuque and Burlington.
  21. present: Gives the intersection "Dubuque and Burlington".
  22. present: It gives the intersection "Dubuque and Burlington".
  23. present: Specifies the intersection "Dubuque and Burlington".
  24. present: It names the intersection "Dubuque and Burlington".
  25. present: It gives the intersection "Dubuque and Burlington".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously. Recipients are told to avoid 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: Tells recipients to "Avoid the area".
  2. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid the area".
  3. present: Instructs Avoid the area.
  4. present: Recipients are told to "Avoid the area".
  5. present: Tells recipients to "Avoid the area".
  6. present: Tells recipients to avoid the area.
  7. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area".
  8. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area".
  9. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area".
  10. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area".
  11. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid the area".
  12. present: Tells recipients to "Avoid the area".
  13. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area".
  14. present: It tells readers to "Avoid the area".
  15. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area".
  16. present: It directs recipients to "Avoid the area".
  17. present: Tells recipients to "Avoid the area".
  18. present: Tells recipients to Avoid the area.
  19. present: Tells recipients to "Avoid the area".
  20. present: Instructs recipients to Avoid the area.
  21. present: Tells recipients to "Avoid the area".
  22. present: It tells recipients to "Avoid the area".
  23. present: Directs recipients to "Avoid the area".
  24. present: It instructs "Avoid the area".
  25. present: It tells recipients to "Avoid the area".
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, unanimously. No clock time, date, or recency word appears, though police are said to be on scene.

  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, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  2. absent: No clock time or recency phrase appears in the message.
  3. absent: No clock time or recency word given.
  4. absent: No clock time, date, or word like "now" is present.
  5. absent: No time, date, or word like now or immediately.
  6. absent: No clock time or recency word is included.
  7. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word is present.
  8. absent: No time stamp or recency word is included.
  9. absent: No clock time or recency word such as now or immediately.
  10. absent: No clock time or recency word such as now is included.
  11. absent: No clock time, date, or explicit recency word appears.
  12. absent: No clock time or recency word is included.
  13. absent: No clock time or recency word such as now is given.
  14. absent: No clock time, date, or word like now appears.
  15. absent: No clock time or recency cue is included.
  16. absent: No clock time or recency word appears in the text.
  17. absent: No clock time, date, or word like now appears.
  18. absent: No clock time or recency word is present.
  19. absent: No clock time or explicit recency word is given.
  20. absent: No clock time or recency word is present.
  21. absent: No clock time, date, or word like now appears.
  22. absent: No clock time or recency word appears in the text.
  23. absent: No clock time or recency word such as now appears.
  24. absent: No time, date, or recency word is present.
  25. absent: No clock time, date, or word like now is present.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, unanimously. No consequence, harm, or severity is stated beyond reporting the gunshots.

  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: No severity or potential harm is described.
  2. absent: No consequence or severity statement accompanies the gunshot report.
  3. absent: No severity or potential harm stated.
  4. absent: No statement of potential harm or severity is offered.
  5. absent: No explicit consequence or severity statement.
  6. absent: No severity or potential harm is stated.
  7. absent: No consequence or severity of the gunfire is described.
  8. absent: No severity or potential harm is described.
  9. absent: No consequence or danger statement is included.
  10. absent: No stated consequence or severity beyond the hazard name.
  11. absent: No consequence or severity beyond the hazard name is conveyed.
  12. absent: No severity or potential harm statement accompanies the gunfire report.
  13. absent: No consequence or severity statement accompanies the gunshots.
  14. absent: No severity or potential harm is stated.
  15. absent: No potential harm or severity is described.
  16. absent: The message does not describe potential harm or severity.
  17. absent: No severity or potential consequence is conveyed.
  18. absent: No consequence or severity statement is given.
  19. absent: No consequence or severity is stated beyond naming gunshots.
  20. absent: No potential harm or severity is described.
  21. absent: No severity or potential harm is described.
  22. absent: No severity or potential harm is described.
  23. absent: No potential consequence or severity is stated.
  24. absent: No statement of potential harm or severity.
  25. absent: No potential consequence or severity is expressed.