Campus police traffic collision at Jefferson and Figueroa

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: USC DPS branding identifies the sender.
  2. present: Source is clear.
  3. present: Coded: official DPS account.
  4. present: Coded: S=1.
  5. present: Coded: issuer visible.
  6. present: Alert source named.
  7. present: Coded: S present.
  8. present: Coded: source present.
  9. present: Coded: DPS source present.
  10. present: Official DPS signature.
  11. present: Coded: branded sender.
  12. present: Sender is Public Safety.
  13. present: Branding counts as source.
  14. present: DPS identifies issuer.
  15. present: Coded: source tag.
  16. present: USC DPS branding identifies the sender.
  17. present: Source is clear.
  18. present: Coded: official DPS account.
  19. present: Coded: S=1.
  20. present: Coded: issuer visible.
  21. present: Alert source named.
  22. present: Coded: S present.
  23. present: Coded: source present.
  24. present: Coded: DPS source present.
  25. present: Official DPS signature.
• 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: Condition specific.
  2. present: Coded: hazard present.
  3. present: Coded: hazard concrete.
  4. present: Coded: hazard type.
  5. present: Specific emergency type.
  6. present: Threat type appears.
  7. present: Hazard wording present.
  8. present: Coded: threat present.
  9. present: Threat/condition concrete.
  10. present: Coded: H=1.
  11. present: Coded: hazard named.
  12. present: Coded: incident type named.
  13. present: Coded: H present.
  14. present: Incident type explicit.
  15. present: Hazard is named.
  16. present: Condition specific.
  17. present: Coded: hazard present.
  18. present: Coded: hazard concrete.
  19. present: Coded: hazard type.
  20. present: Specific emergency type.
  21. present: Threat type appears.
  22. present: Hazard wording present.
  23. present: Coded: threat present.
  24. present: Threat/condition concrete.
  25. present: Coded: H=1.
• 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: place present.
  2. present: Event placed.
  3. present: Coded: area given.
  4. present: Coded: L present.
  5. present: Location is given.
  6. present: Where stated.
  7. present: Area or street named.
  8. present: Coded: location cue.
  9. present: Location concrete.
  10. present: Coded: L=1.
  11. present: Coded: geo detail.
  12. present: Coded: geo present.
  13. present: Coded: location named.
  14. present: Campus area anchors.
  15. present: Place identified.
  16. present: Coded: place present.
  17. present: Event placed.
  18. present: Coded: area given.
  19. present: Coded: L present.
  20. present: Location is given.
  21. present: Where stated.
  22. present: Area or street named.
  23. present: Coded: location cue.
  24. present: Location concrete.
  25. present: Coded: L=1.
• 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: Protective guidance present.
  2. present: Coded: G present.
  3. present: Coded: G=1.
  4. present: What-to-do present.
  5. present: Coded: guidance element.
  6. present: Instruction appears.
  7. present: Protective action explicit.
  8. present: Coded: action stated.
  9. present: Coded: instructions.
  10. present: Coded: avoid/alternate route.
  11. present: Audience directed.
  12. present: Avoid language present.
  13. present: Coded: safety guidance.
  14. present: Coded: guidance present.
  15. present: Recipients told what to do.
  16. present: Protective guidance present.
  17. present: Coded: G present.
  18. present: Coded: G=1.
  19. present: What-to-do present.
  20. present: Coded: guidance element.
  21. present: Instruction appears.
  22. present: Protective action explicit.
  23. present: Coded: action stated.
  24. present: Coded: instructions.
  25. present: Coded: avoid/alternate route.
• 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: Coded: T absent.
  2. absent: Coded: when absent.
  3. absent: No temporal cue.
  4. absent: No clock time.
  5. absent: Coded: when absent.
  6. absent: No temporal cue.
  7. absent: No clock time.
  8. absent: Coded: T absent.
  9. absent: No clock time.
  10. absent: Coded: T absent.
  11. absent: No temporal cue.
  12. absent: No clock time.
  13. absent: Coded: when absent.
  14. absent: No temporal cue.
  15. absent: Coded: T absent.
  16. absent: Coded: T absent.
  17. absent: Coded: when absent.
  18. absent: No temporal cue.
  19. absent: No clock time.
  20. absent: Coded: when absent.
  21. absent: No temporal cue.
  22. absent: No clock time.
  23. absent: Coded: T absent.
  24. absent: No clock time.
  25. absent: Coded: T 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: Coded: I absent.
  3. absent: No impact severity language.
  4. absent: No impact severity language.
  5. absent: No consequence phrase.
  6. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  7. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  8. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  9. absent: No impact severity language.
  10. absent: Coded: I absent.
  11. absent: No consequence phrase.
  12. absent: Coded: I absent.
  13. absent: No consequence phrase.
  14. absent: No impact severity language.
  15. absent: No consequence phrase.
  16. absent: Coded: I absent.
  17. absent: Coded: I absent.
  18. absent: No impact severity language.
  19. absent: No impact severity language.
  20. absent: No consequence phrase.
  21. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  22. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  23. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  24. absent: No impact severity language.
  25. absent: Coded: I absent.