Campus police minor gas leak at Vivian Hall of Engineering

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