http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/rules/hrm/hr200/hr217

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. Authorship is clear from "university officials" and the pointer to "MU Alert: MUAlert.Missouri.edu" as the source to check.

  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 cites university officials, MU Alert and "Boone County emergency officials" as sources.
  2. present: It speaks for the university and cites "Boone County emergency officials" as well as MU Alert.
  3. present: It cites "MU Alert" and "Boone County emergency officials" as the authorities behind the message.
  4. present: It cites "Boone County emergency officials" and points to "MU Alert: MUAlert.Missouri.edu".
  5. present: It cites MU Alert and "Boone County emergency officials" as authorities behind the message.
  6. present: MU Alert, university officials and "Boone County emergency officials" are all named as sources.
  7. present: "MU Alert" and "Boone County emergency officials" are named as the information sources.
  8. present: It cites "MU Alert" and "Boone County emergency officials" as the authorities speaking.
  9. present: MU Alert and "Boone County emergency officials" are both named as sources of the information.
  10. present: MU Alert and "Boone County emergency officials" are both named as sources of the information.
  11. present: It cites MU Alert and "Boone County emergency officials" as the authorities speaking.
  12. present: It cites "MU Alert" and "Boone County emergency officials" as the authorities speaking.
  13. present: It cites "MU Alert" and "Boone County emergency officials" as sources of the message.
  14. present: MU Alert and Boone County emergency officials are both named as sources of the guidance.
  15. present: MU Alert, university officials and Boone County emergency officials are all identified.
  16. present: MU Alert, university officials and "Boone County emergency officials" are all identified.
  17. present: It cites "MU Alert" and "Boone County emergency officials" as the authorities behind the message.
  18. present: It speaks as the university citing MU Alert and Boone County emergency officials.
  19. present: MU Alert, university officials and "Boone County emergency officials" are all identified as sources.
  20. present: It cites "University of Missouri" officials, "MU Alert" and "Boone County emergency officials".
  21. present: MU Alert, university officials and Boone County emergency officials are all named as sources.
  22. present: University officials and "MU Alert: MUAlert.Missouri.edu" are identified as the information source.
  23. present: It cites "MU Alert" and "Boone County emergency officials" as sources of the information and request.
  24. present: It cites "MU Alert" and "Boone County emergency officials" as the authorities speaking.
  25. present: "MU Alert" and "Boone County emergency officials" are both identified as sources.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The closure is attributed to "continued severe winter weather", a named hazard rather than a bare reference to conditions.

  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: The cause is "continued severe winter weather", a specifically named hazard.
  2. present: The cause is "continued severe winter weather", a specific hazard.
  3. present: The cause is "continued severe winter weather", a specifically named hazard.
  4. present: The cause is given as "continued severe winter weather", a named hazard.
  5. present: The cause is "continued severe winter weather", a specific hazard.
  6. present: It attributes the closure to "continued severe winter weather", a specific hazard.
  7. present: It attributes the closure to "continued severe winter weather", a specific hazard.
  8. present: The cause is stated as "continued severe winter weather", a named hazard.
  9. present: It cites "continued severe winter weather" as the specific hazard closing campus.
  10. present: It names "continued severe winter weather" as the specific hazard.
  11. present: The cause is named as "continued severe winter weather".
  12. present: The hazard is "continued severe winter weather" affecting travel.
  13. present: The stated cause is "continued severe winter weather", a specific hazard.
  14. present: It names "continued severe winter weather" as the reason for the closure.
  15. present: It names "continued severe winter weather" as the cause of the closure.
  16. present: It names "continued severe winter weather" as the cause of the closure.
  17. present: The cause is "continued severe winter weather", a specific hazard rather than a vague situation.
  18. present: It names "continued severe winter weather" as the cause of the closure.
  19. present: It names "continued severe winter weather" as the hazard closing campus.
  20. present: The stated cause is "continued severe winter weather", a specific hazard.
  21. present: It names "continued severe winter weather" as the reason for closing, a specific hazard.
  22. present: The stated cause is "continued severe winter weather", a specific hazard.
  23. present: The cause is named as "continued severe winter weather", a specific hazard.
  24. present: The cause is "continued severe winter weather", a named weather hazard.
  25. present: The cause is "continued severe winter weather", a specific hazard.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. "the MU campus and UM System offices" plus the Boone County reference mark exactly which area the alert covers.

  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 concerns "the MU campus and UM System offices" in the Boone County area.
  2. present: It names the MU campus, UM System offices in the area, and local roads.
  3. present: It covers the MU campus, UM System offices in Columbia and Boone County roads.
  4. present: It applies to the MU campus, UM System offices and Boone County roads.
  5. present: The MU campus and UM System offices in the Boone County area are named.
  6. present: It applies to the MU campus, UM System offices and area roads.
  7. present: It applies to "the MU campus and UM System offices" in Columbia.
  8. present: It applies to the MU campus, UM System offices and Boone County roads.
  9. present: The MU campus and UM System offices in the Boone County area are the named places.
  10. present: The MU campus, UM System offices and Boone County roads are the places identified.
  11. present: Affected places include the MU campus, UM System offices and Boone County roads.
  12. present: It applies to "the MU campus and UM System offices" and Boone County roads.
  13. present: It concerns the MU campus, UM System offices and Boone County roads.
  14. present: The MU campus, UM System offices, and Boone County roads are the places involved.
  15. present: The MU campus, UM System offices and Boone County roads are specified.
  16. present: It concerns the MU campus, UM System offices, and area roads.
  17. present: It names "the MU campus and UM System offices" and the roads of Boone County.
  18. present: It applies to the MU campus and UM System offices and Boone County roads.
  19. present: It applies to the MU campus, UM System offices and area roads.
  20. present: It names the MU campus, UM System offices and Boone County roads.
  21. present: The MU campus, UM System offices and Boone County roads are identified as affected.
  22. present: The affected area is "the MU campus and UM System offices" in Boone County.
  23. present: It concerns the MU campus, UM System offices and roads in Boone County.
  24. present: It applies to the MU campus, UM System offices, and area roads in Boone County.
  25. present: It applies to the MU campus, UM System offices and area roads.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. It relays the request to "stay off the roads today", sends travelers to MoDOT, and tells employees to check with supervisors.

  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: Officials "asked the public to stay off the roads today", a direct protective instruction.
  2. present: It relays the request "to stay off the roads today" and urges checking MoDOT road conditions.
  3. present: Officials "asked the public to stay off the roads today", a direct protective instruction.
  4. present: The public is asked "to stay off the roads today" and to check road conditions before traveling.
  5. present: Officials "asked the public to stay off the roads today", a direct protective instruction.
  6. present: Officials "asked the public to stay off the roads today", a direct protective instruction.
  7. present: It relays the request "to stay off the roads today" and to check road conditions.
  8. present: Officials "asked the public to stay off the roads today", a direct protective instruction.
  9. present: It relays the request "to stay off the roads today" and to check road conditions.
  10. present: Officials "asked the public to stay off the roads today", a direct protective instruction.
  11. present: The public is asked "to stay off the roads today", a direct protective instruction.
  12. present: Officials "asked the public to stay off the roads today", a direct protective instruction.
  13. present: It relays the request "to stay off the roads today" and to check road conditions.
  14. present: The public is asked to "stay off the roads today" and to check road conditions through MoDOT.
  15. present: It relays the request to "stay off the roads today" and to check road conditions.
  16. present: It relays the request "to stay off the roads today" and to check official sources.
  17. present: Officials "asked the public to stay off the roads today", a direct protective instruction.
  18. present: Officials ask "the public to stay off the roads today", a direct protective instruction.
  19. present: The public is asked "to stay off the roads today" and to check road conditions before traveling.
  20. present: Officials "asked the public to stay off the roads today", a direct protective instruction.
  21. present: The public is asked to stay off the roads and to check road conditions and MU Alert.
  22. present: It relays that officials "asked the public to stay off the roads today", a direct protective instruction.
  23. present: Officials "asked the public to stay off the roads today", a direct protective instruction.
  24. present: Officials "asked the public to stay off the roads today", a direct protective instruction.
  25. present: Officials "asked the public to stay off the roads today", a direct protective instruction.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. Timing is explicit: closed "on Friday, Jan. 24" with reopening planned "at 12 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25".

  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: The closure is dated "Friday, Jan. 24" with a planned reopening Saturday, Jan. 25.
  2. present: The closure is for "Friday, Jan. 24" with reopening planned "at 12 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25".
  3. present: Closure is set for "Friday, Jan. 24" with reopening planned "at 12 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25".
  4. present: It names closure "Friday, Jan. 24" with reopening planned "at 12 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25".
  5. present: It closes operations "Friday, Jan. 24" with reopening planned 12 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25.
  6. present: The closure is for "Friday, Jan. 24" with reopening planned Saturday, Jan. 25.
  7. present: It sets closure "Friday, Jan. 24" and reopening "at 12 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25".
  8. present: It closes campus "Friday, Jan. 24" with reopening planned at 12 a.m. Saturday.
  9. present: The closure day is "Friday, Jan. 24" with a planned reopening "at 12 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25".
  10. present: It closes campus "Friday, Jan. 24" and plans reopening "at 12 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25".
  11. present: It gives closure "Friday, Jan. 24" and a planned reopening at "12 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25".
  12. present: The closure is for "Friday, Jan. 24" with reopening planned at 12 a.m. Saturday.
  13. present: It names closure "Friday, Jan. 24" and reopening "at 12 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25".
  14. present: It states closure Friday, Jan. 24 with a planned reopening at 12 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25.
  15. present: The closure day is "Friday, Jan. 24" with a planned Saturday 12 a.m. reopening.
  16. present: It closes campus "Friday, Jan. 24" with planned reopening "12 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25".
  17. present: It sets the closure "Friday, Jan. 24" with reopening planned "at 12 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25".
  18. present: The closure is for "Friday, Jan. 24" with reopening planned January 25.
  19. present: It closes "Friday, Jan. 24" and plans reopening "at 12 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25."
  20. present: It sets the closure on "Friday, Jan. 24" with reopening planned "at 12 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25".
  21. present: It closes campus "Friday, Jan. 24" and plans reopening at 12 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25.
  22. present: It names closure "Friday, Jan. 24" and a planned reopening at 12 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25.
  23. present: It sets closure for "Friday, Jan. 24" with planned reopening "12 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25".
  24. present: The closure is dated "Friday, Jan. 24" with reopening planned Saturday, Jan. 25.
  25. present: Closure is "Friday, Jan. 24", with reopening planned "at 12 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25".
• Impactpresent22/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 22 of 25. "the difficult driving conditions" that prompted officials to clear the roads states a consequence of the weather; three reads called the phrase a description of conditions, not harm.

  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: It warns of "the difficult driving conditions" that make roads unsafe, conveying the hazard's practical danger.
  2. present: It cites "difficult driving conditions" severe enough that officials asked the public off the roads.
  3. present: It cites "difficult driving conditions" as the reason to stay off roads, a stated consequence of the weather.
  4. present: It cites "the difficult driving conditions" as the reason to stay off roads, conveying travel risk.
  5. present: It gives a reason of "difficult driving conditions", conveying the risk travel would pose.
  6. present: It cites "the difficult driving conditions" as the reason to stay off roads, conveying travel risk.
  7. absent: "Difficult driving conditions" explains the request but stops short of stating harm or severity.
  8. present: It cites "the difficult driving conditions" as the reason to stay off roads, implying travel danger.
  9. present: It cites "the difficult driving conditions" as the reason to stay off roads, conveying travel danger.
  10. present: It conveys severity through "difficult driving conditions" prompting a request to stay off the roads entirely.
  11. present: It warns of "difficult driving conditions" serious enough that officials want people off the roads.
  12. present: It cites "the difficult driving conditions" as the reason to stay off roads, conveying travel danger.
  13. present: It warns of "difficult driving conditions" serious enough that officials want the public off the roads.
  14. absent: "Difficult driving conditions" describes the weather itself rather than stating injury or damage that could result.
  15. present: It conveys severity by citing "the difficult driving conditions" prompting officials to clear the roads.
  16. present: It conveys severity by citing "the difficult driving conditions" that prompted the stay-off-the-roads request.
  17. present: It cites "the difficult driving conditions" as the reason to stay off the roads, conveying travel danger.
  18. present: It cites "difficult driving conditions" prompting officials to keep people off the roads entirely.
  19. present: It cites "the difficult driving conditions" as the reason to stay off roads, conveying the weather's dangerous effect.
  20. absent: It cites "difficult driving conditions" as a reason but states no harm or severity to people.
  21. present: It cites "difficult driving conditions" as the reason officials want people off the roads, implying risk to drivers.
  22. present: It cites "the difficult driving conditions" as the reason to stay off roads, implying travel risk.
  23. present: It cites "difficult driving conditions" as the reason to stay off roads, conveying travel danger.
  24. present: It cites "difficult driving conditions" as the reason to stay off roads, conveying travel danger.
  25. present: It cites "the difficult driving conditions" as the reason to stay off roads, conveying travel risk.