AAPD seeks to identify suspects and offers reward

To check this alert, Claude Opus 5.5 (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

  Unanimous: the Ann Arbor Police Department is named as the issuing agency.

  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: It names the Ann Arbor Police Department.
  2. present: The Ann Arbor Police Department is named.
  3. present: It names the Ann Arbor Police Department.
  4. present: Ann Arbor Police Department.
  5. present: It names 'The Ann Arbor Police Department'.
  6. present: The Ann Arbor Police Department is named.
  7. present: Names the Ann Arbor Police Department.
  8. present: The Ann Arbor Police Department is named.
  9. present: The Ann Arbor Police Department is named.
  10. present: It names 'The Ann Arbor Police Department'.
  11. present: The Ann Arbor Police Department is named.
  12. present: The Ann Arbor Police Department is named.
  13. present: The Ann Arbor Police Department is named.
  14. present: The Ann Arbor Police Department is named.
  15. present: Ann Arbor Police Department is named.
  16. present: "The Ann Arbor Police Department" is named.
  17. present: The Ann Arbor Police Department is named.
  18. present: The Ann Arbor Police Department is named.
  19. present: The Ann Arbor Police Department is named.
  20. present: Ann Arbor Police Department.
  21. present: The Ann Arbor Police Department is named.
  22. present: The 'Ann Arbor Police Department' is named.
  23. present: It names the Ann Arbor Police Department.
  24. present: It names the Ann Arbor Police Department.
  25. present: It says 'The Ann Arbor Police Department is seeking information', naming the agency.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree the hazard is named: spray-painted hate graffiti, a vandalism incident.

  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: It names 'spray-painted hate graffiti' vandalism.
  2. present: It names spray-painted hate graffiti.
  3. present: It names spray-painted hate graffiti vandalism.
  4. present: Hate graffiti vandalism.
  5. present: It names 'spray-painted hate graffiti' vandalism.
  6. present: It names spray-painted hate graffiti vandalism.
  7. present: Names spray-painted hate graffiti vandalism.
  8. present: It names spray-painted hate graffiti vandalism.
  9. present: It names spray painted hate graffiti vandalism.
  10. present: It names 'spray-painted hate graffiti' vandalism.
  11. present: It names spray-painted hate graffiti vandalism.
  12. present: It names spray-painted hate graffiti vandalism.
  13. present: It names hate graffiti vandalism.
  14. present: It names spray-painted hate graffiti vandalism.
  15. present: Names spray-painted hate graffiti vandalism.
  16. present: It names "spray-painted hate graffiti" vandalism.
  17. present: It names hate graffiti vandalism.
  18. present: It names spray-painted hate graffiti.
  19. present: Names spray-painted hate graffiti vandalism.
  20. present: Hate graffiti vandalism.
  21. present: It names hate graffiti vandalism.
  22. present: It names spray-painted hate graffiti vandalism.
  23. present: It names 'spray-painted hate graffiti' vandalism.
  24. present: It names spray painted hate graffiti.
  25. present: It names 'spray-painted hate graffiti' and 'vandalism' as the incident.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: a specific location is given, the 600 block of East Liberty.

  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 'the 600 block of East Liberty'.
  2. present: It gives the 600 block of East Liberty.
  3. present: It gives the 600 block of East Liberty.
  4. present: 600 block of East Liberty.
  5. present: It gives 'the 600 block of East Liberty'.
  6. present: It gives "the 600 block of East Liberty".
  7. present: Gives the 600 block of East Liberty.
  8. present: It gives the 600 block of East Liberty.
  9. present: It gives the 600 block of East Liberty.
  10. present: It gives 'the 600 block of East Liberty'.
  11. present: It gives "the 600 block of East Liberty".
  12. present: It gives the 600 block of East Liberty.
  13. present: It gives the 600 block of East Liberty.
  14. present: It gives the 600 block of East Liberty.
  15. present: '600 block of East Liberty'.
  16. present: It gives "the 600 block of East Liberty".
  17. present: It gives the 600 block of East Liberty.
  18. present: It gives the 600 block of East Liberty.
  19. present: 600 block of East Liberty.
  20. present: 600 block of East Liberty.
  21. present: It gives the 600 block of East Liberty.
  22. present: It gives 'the 600 block of East Liberty'.
  23. present: It gives 'the 600 block of East Liberty'.
  24. present: It gives the 600 block of East Liberty.
  25. present: It places the graffiti 'in the 600 block of East Liberty'.
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree guidance is absent; the notice only asks anyone with information to contact the tip line, which is not a protective action.

  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: It only asks for tips, giving no protective action.
  2. absent: It only seeks information.
  3. absent: It only asks for information, with no protective action.
  4. absent: Only a tip request.
  5. absent: It only asks for tips; no protective action is given.
  6. absent: It only asks for information and notes a reward.
  7. absent: Only asks for tips.
  8. absent: It only asks for tips; no protective action.
  9. absent: It only asks for tips, with no protective action.
  10. absent: It only asks people with information to call a tip line.
  11. absent: It only asks for tips, with no protective action.
  12. absent: It only asks for tips, not a protective action.
  13. absent: It only requests information and announces a reward.
  14. absent: It only asks for tips, with no protective action.
  15. absent: Only asks for information; no protective action.
  16. absent: It only asks for tips; no protective action is given.
  17. absent: It only seeks tips; no protective action.
  18. absent: It only seeks information, with no protective action.
  19. absent: Only asks for tips; no protective action.
  20. absent: Only asks for tips.
  21. absent: It only asks for tips.
  22. absent: It only requests tips, not a protective action.
  23. absent: It only asks for tips; no protective action is given.
  24. absent: It only asks for tips; no protective action is given.
  25. absent: It only asks people with information to contact the tip line, which is not a protective action for recipients.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: dates are given, including Sept. 28, 2017, Oct. 4, 2017, and September 16.

  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: It gives dates 'Oct. 4, 2017', 'Sept. 28, 2017', and 'September 16'.
  2. present: It gives Sept. 28 and Oct. 4, 2017.
  3. present: It gives Sept. 28 and Oct. 4, 2017.
  4. present: Sept. 28 and Oct. 4, 2017.
  5. present: It gives 'Sept. 28, 2017' and 'Oct. 4, 2017'.
  6. present: It gives "Sept. 28, 2017", "September 16", and "Oct. 4, 2017".
  7. present: Gives Sept. 28 and Oct. 4, 2017.
  8. present: It gives Sept. 28, 2017, Oct. 4, 2017, and September 16.
  9. present: It gives Sept. 28 and Oct. 4, 2017.
  10. present: It gives 'Oct. 4, 2017' and 'Sept. 28, 2017'.
  11. present: It gives Sept. 28 and Oct. 4, 2017.
  12. present: It gives dates Sept. 16, Sept. 28, and Oct. 4, 2017.
  13. present: It gives Sept. 28 and Oct. 4, 2017.
  14. present: It gives Sept. 28 and Oct. 4, 2017.
  15. present: Dates 'Sept. 28, 2017' and 'Oct. 4, 2017'.
  16. present: It gives "Sept. 28, 2017" and "Oct. 4, 2017".
  17. present: It gives Sept. 28 and Oct. 4, 2017.
  18. present: It gives Sept. 28, 2017, Oct. 4, 2017, and September 16.
  19. present: Gives 'Sept. 28, 2017' and 'Oct. 4, 2017'.
  20. present: Sept. 28 and Oct. 4, 2017.
  21. present: It gives Sept. 28 and Oct. 4, 2017.
  22. present: It gives 'Sept. 28, 2017' and 'Oct. 4, 2017'.
  23. present: It gives dates Sept. 28 and Oct. 4, 2017.
  24. present: It gives Sept. 28, Sept. 16 and Oct. 4, 2017.
  25. present: It gives dates of 'Sept. 28, 2017', 'September 16' and the 'Oct. 4, 2017' update.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree no potential harm or severity is stated for the vandalism.

  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 potential harm or severity is stated.
  2. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  3. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  4. absent: No severity stated.
  5. absent: No harm or severity is described.
  6. absent: No harm or severity is conveyed.
  7. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  8. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  9. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  10. absent: No consequence or severity is conveyed.
  11. absent: No harm or severity is stated.
  12. absent: No harm or severity is stated.
  13. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  14. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  15. absent: No consequence or severity is conveyed.
  16. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  17. absent: No consequence or severity is conveyed.
  18. absent: No harm or severity beyond the vandalism itself is stated.
  19. absent: No consequence or severity stated.
  20. absent: No consequence or severity stated.
  21. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  22. absent: No harm or severity is stated.
  23. absent: No harm to people or severity is conveyed.
  24. absent: No harm or severity is conveyed.
  25. absent: It describes graffiti and a reward but conveys no consequence or danger to people or property beyond vandalism.