Campus police vehicle fire blocking Hoover Street

To check this alert, Claude (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: S in first-burst DPS alert.

  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: Branding counts as source.
  2. present: Official DPS signature.
  3. present: Coded: source present.
  4. present: USC DPS branding identifies the sender.
  5. present: DPS identifies issuer.
  6. present: Coded: issuer visible.
  7. present: Coded: branded sender.
  8. present: Coded: source tag.
  9. present: Coded: S=1.
  10. present: Coded: DPS source present.
  11. present: Source is clear.
  12. present: Coded: official DPS account.
  13. present: Alert source named.
  14. present: Coded: S present.
  15. present: Sender is Public Safety.
  16. present: Branding counts as source.
  17. present: Official DPS signature.
  18. present: Coded: source present.
  19. present: USC DPS branding identifies the sender.
  20. present: DPS identifies issuer.
  21. present: Coded: issuer visible.
  22. present: Coded: branded sender.
  23. present: Coded: source tag.
  24. present: Coded: S=1.
  25. present: Coded: DPS source present.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: H in first-burst DPS alert.

  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: Threat type appears.
  2. present: Coded: hazard named.
  3. present: Coded: H present.
  4. present: Coded: incident type named.
  5. present: Incident type explicit.
  6. present: Coded: hazard type.
  7. present: Hazard wording present.
  8. present: Coded: H=1.
  9. present: Coded: hazard present.
  10. present: Coded: threat present.
  11. present: Coded: hazard concrete.
  12. present: Specific emergency type.
  13. present: Hazard is named.
  14. present: Threat/condition concrete.
  15. present: Condition specific.
  16. present: Threat type appears.
  17. present: Coded: hazard named.
  18. present: Coded: H present.
  19. present: Coded: incident type named.
  20. present: Incident type explicit.
  21. present: Coded: hazard type.
  22. present: Hazard wording present.
  23. present: Coded: H=1.
  24. present: Coded: hazard present.
  25. present: Coded: threat present.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: L in first-burst DPS alert.

  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: Coded: geo detail.
  2. present: Event placed.
  3. present: Coded: L present.
  4. present: Coded: area given.
  5. present: Place identified.
  6. present: Campus area anchors.
  7. present: Coded: L=1.
  8. present: Coded: location named.
  9. present: Location is given.
  10. present: Coded: geo present.
  11. present: Location concrete.
  12. present: Coded: location cue.
  13. present: Where stated.
  14. present: Coded: place present.
  15. present: Area or street named.
  16. present: Coded: geo detail.
  17. present: Event placed.
  18. present: Coded: L present.
  19. present: Coded: area given.
  20. present: Place identified.
  21. present: Campus area anchors.
  22. present: Coded: L=1.
  23. present: Coded: location named.
  24. present: Location is given.
  25. present: Coded: geo present.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: G in first-burst DPS alert.

  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: Avoid language present.
  2. present: Recipients told what to do.
  3. present: Coded: instructions.
  4. present: Coded: G present.
  5. present: Audience directed.
  6. present: Instruction appears.
  7. present: Coded: action stated.
  8. present: Coded: safety guidance.
  9. present: What-to-do present.
  10. present: Protective action explicit.
  11. present: Coded: avoid/alternate route.
  12. present: Protective guidance present.
  13. present: Coded: guidance element.
  14. present: Coded: guidance present.
  15. present: Coded: G=1.
  16. present: Avoid language present.
  17. present: Recipients told what to do.
  18. present: Coded: instructions.
  19. present: Coded: G present.
  20. present: Audience directed.
  21. present: Instruction appears.
  22. present: Coded: action stated.
  23. present: Coded: safety guidance.
  24. present: What-to-do present.
  25. present: Protective action explicit.
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent: T in first-burst DPS alert.

  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.
  2. absent: Coded: when absent.
  3. absent: No temporal cue.
  4. absent: No temporal cue.
  5. absent: No temporal cue.
  6. absent: No clock time.
  7. absent: No clock time.
  8. absent: No clock time.
  9. absent: Coded: T absent.
  10. absent: Coded: when absent.
  11. absent: Coded: when absent.
  12. absent: Coded: T absent.
  13. absent: No temporal cue.
  14. absent: Coded: T absent.
  15. absent: Coded: T absent.
  16. absent: No clock time.
  17. absent: Coded: when absent.
  18. absent: No temporal cue.
  19. absent: No temporal cue.
  20. absent: No temporal cue.
  21. absent: No clock time.
  22. absent: No clock time.
  23. absent: No clock time.
  24. absent: Coded: T absent.
  25. absent: Coded: when absent.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent: I in first-burst DPS alert.

  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: Coded: I absent.
  2. absent: No impact severity language.
  3. absent: Coded: I absent.
  4. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  5. absent: Coded: I absent.
  6. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  7. absent: Coded: I absent.
  8. absent: No impact severity language.
  9. absent: No impact severity language.
  10. absent: No consequence phrase.
  11. absent: No consequence phrase.
  12. absent: No impact severity language.
  13. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  14. absent: No consequence phrase.
  15. absent: No consequence phrase.
  16. absent: Coded: I absent.
  17. absent: No impact severity language.
  18. absent: Coded: I absent.
  19. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  20. absent: Coded: I absent.
  21. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  22. absent: Coded: I absent.
  23. absent: No impact severity language.
  24. absent: No impact severity language.
  25. absent: No consequence phrase.