Campus police structure fire near Health Sciences Campus closes Soto 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: Coded: source tag.
  2. present: Branding counts as source.
  3. present: Coded: source present.
  4. present: Sender is Public Safety.
  5. present: DPS identifies issuer.
  6. present: USC DPS branding identifies the sender.
  7. present: Coded: branded sender.
  8. present: Coded: DPS source present.
  9. present: Coded: official DPS account.
  10. present: Official DPS signature.
  11. present: Coded: S=1.
  12. present: Coded: S present.
  13. present: Coded: issuer visible.
  14. present: Source is clear.
  15. present: Alert source named.
  16. present: Coded: source tag.
  17. present: Branding counts as source.
  18. present: Coded: source present.
  19. present: Sender is Public Safety.
  20. present: DPS identifies issuer.
  21. present: USC DPS branding identifies the sender.
  22. present: Coded: branded sender.
  23. present: Coded: DPS source present.
  24. present: Coded: official DPS account.
  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: Hazard is named.
  2. present: Threat type appears.
  3. present: Coded: hazard named.
  4. present: Threat/condition concrete.
  5. present: Incident type explicit.
  6. present: Coded: incident type named.
  7. present: Coded: hazard concrete.
  8. present: Hazard wording present.
  9. present: Coded: hazard type.
  10. present: Coded: hazard present.
  11. present: Coded: threat present.
  12. present: Specific emergency type.
  13. present: Coded: H present.
  14. present: Condition specific.
  15. present: Coded: H=1.
  16. present: Hazard is named.
  17. present: Threat type appears.
  18. present: Coded: hazard named.
  19. present: Threat/condition concrete.
  20. present: Incident type explicit.
  21. present: Coded: incident type named.
  22. present: Coded: hazard concrete.
  23. present: Hazard wording present.
  24. present: Coded: hazard type.
  25. present: Coded: hazard 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: place present.
  2. present: Area or street named.
  3. present: Location is given.
  4. present: Coded: geo detail.
  5. present: Location concrete.
  6. present: Coded: L present.
  7. present: Place identified.
  8. present: Coded: location named.
  9. present: Campus area anchors.
  10. present: Coded: geo present.
  11. present: Event placed.
  12. present: Where stated.
  13. present: Coded: L=1.
  14. present: Coded: area given.
  15. present: Coded: location cue.
  16. present: Coded: place present.
  17. present: Area or street named.
  18. present: Location is given.
  19. present: Coded: geo detail.
  20. present: Location concrete.
  21. present: Coded: L present.
  22. present: Place identified.
  23. present: Coded: location named.
  24. present: Campus area anchors.
  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: Coded: G present.
  2. present: Coded: safety guidance.
  3. present: Audience directed.
  4. present: Coded: instructions.
  5. present: Instruction appears.
  6. present: Avoid language present.
  7. present: What-to-do present.
  8. present: Coded: G=1.
  9. present: Coded: guidance element.
  10. present: Coded: action stated.
  11. present: Protective guidance present.
  12. present: Coded: guidance present.
  13. present: Protective action explicit.
  14. present: Coded: avoid/alternate route.
  15. present: Recipients told what to do.
  16. present: Coded: G present.
  17. present: Coded: safety guidance.
  18. present: Audience directed.
  19. present: Coded: instructions.
  20. present: Instruction appears.
  21. present: Avoid language present.
  22. present: What-to-do present.
  23. present: Coded: G=1.
  24. present: Coded: guidance element.
  25. present: Coded: action stated.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: 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. present: Time window marked.
  2. present: Time cue present.
  3. present: When stated.
  4. present: Timing anchored.
  5. present: Clock/date appears.
  6. present: Coded: timing.
  7. present: Coded: T present.
  8. present: Coded: time reference.
  9. present: Coded: when cue.
  10. present: Temporal detail.
  11. present: Coded: when present.
  12. present: Recency present.
  13. present: Coded: temporal present.
  14. present: Coded: temporal anchor.
  15. present: Coded: T=1.
  16. present: Time window marked.
  17. present: Time cue present.
  18. present: When stated.
  19. present: Timing anchored.
  20. present: Clock/date appears.
  21. present: Coded: timing.
  22. present: Coded: T present.
  23. present: Coded: time reference.
  24. present: Coded: when cue.
  25. present: Temporal detail.
• 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: No consequence phrase.
  2. absent: No impact severity language.
  3. absent: Coded: I absent.
  4. absent: No consequence phrase.
  5. absent: No impact severity language.
  6. absent: Coded: I absent.
  7. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  8. absent: No impact severity language.
  9. absent: No impact severity language.
  10. absent: Coded: I absent.
  11. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  12. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  13. absent: No consequence phrase.
  14. absent: No consequence phrase.
  15. absent: Coded: I absent.
  16. absent: No consequence phrase.
  17. absent: No impact severity language.
  18. absent: Coded: I absent.
  19. absent: No consequence phrase.
  20. absent: No impact severity language.
  21. absent: Coded: I absent.
  22. absent: Coded: impact absent.
  23. absent: No impact severity language.
  24. absent: No impact severity language.
  25. absent: Coded: I absent.