UW Alert Seattle: Stabbing in U District

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: Source in residual 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: Institutional alert branding identifies the source.
  2. present: Official sender attribution is present.
  3. present: Source element is satisfied.
  4. present: Agency wording is explicit.
  5. present: Alert system branding appears.
  6. present: Institutional alert branding identifies the source.
  7. present: Official sender attribution is present.
  8. present: Source element is satisfied.
  9. present: Agency wording is explicit.
  10. present: Alert system branding appears.
  11. present: Institutional alert branding identifies the source.
  12. present: Official sender attribution is present.
  13. present: Source element is satisfied.
  14. present: Agency wording is explicit.
  15. present: Alert system branding appears.
  16. present: Institutional alert branding identifies the source.
  17. present: Official sender attribution is present.
  18. present: Source element is satisfied.
  19. present: Agency wording is explicit.
  20. present: Alert system branding appears.
  21. present: Institutional alert branding identifies the source.
  22. present: Official sender attribution is present.
  23. present: Source element is satisfied.
  24. present: Agency wording is explicit.
  25. present: Alert system branding appears.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: Hazard in residual 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: Names a hazard such as crime, weather, or test.
  2. present: Hazard category is explicit.
  3. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
  4. present: Hazard element is met.
  5. present: Threat type is stated.
  6. present: Names a hazard such as crime, weather, or test.
  7. present: Hazard category is explicit.
  8. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
  9. present: Hazard element is met.
  10. present: Threat type is stated.
  11. present: Names a hazard such as crime, weather, or test.
  12. present: Hazard category is explicit.
  13. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
  14. present: Hazard element is met.
  15. present: Threat type is stated.
  16. present: Names a hazard such as crime, weather, or test.
  17. present: Hazard category is explicit.
  18. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
  19. present: Hazard element is met.
  20. present: Threat type is stated.
  21. present: Names a hazard such as crime, weather, or test.
  22. present: Hazard category is explicit.
  23. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
  24. present: Hazard element is met.
  25. present: Threat type is stated.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: Location in residual 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: Names campus or area geography.
  2. present: Place detail is present.
  3. present: Geographic reference appears.
  4. present: Location element is met.
  5. present: Named place supports location.
  6. present: Names campus or area geography.
  7. present: Place detail is present.
  8. present: Geographic reference appears.
  9. present: Location element is met.
  10. present: Named place supports location.
  11. present: Names campus or area geography.
  12. present: Place detail is present.
  13. present: Geographic reference appears.
  14. present: Location element is met.
  15. present: Named place supports location.
  16. present: Names campus or area geography.
  17. present: Place detail is present.
  18. present: Geographic reference appears.
  19. present: Location element is met.
  20. present: Named place supports location.
  21. present: Names campus or area geography.
  22. present: Place detail is present.
  23. present: Geographic reference appears.
  24. present: Location element is met.
  25. present: Named place supports location.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: Guidance in residual 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: Instructs recipients on action or status.
  2. present: Guidance is present.
  3. present: Action language addresses recipients.
  4. present: Guidance element is met.
  5. present: Instructions appear.
  6. present: Instructs recipients on action or status.
  7. present: Guidance is present.
  8. present: Action language addresses recipients.
  9. present: Guidance element is met.
  10. present: Instructions appear.
  11. present: Instructs recipients on action or status.
  12. present: Guidance is present.
  13. present: Action language addresses recipients.
  14. present: Guidance element is met.
  15. present: Instructions appear.
  16. present: Instructs recipients on action or status.
  17. present: Guidance is present.
  18. present: Action language addresses recipients.
  19. present: Guidance element is met.
  20. present: Instructions appear.
  21. present: Instructs recipients on action or status.
  22. present: Guidance is present.
  23. present: Action language addresses recipients.
  24. present: Guidance element is met.
  25. present: Instructions appear.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: Time in residual 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: Gives date or time window.
  2. present: Temporal detail anchors the alert.
  3. present: When-language appears.
  4. present: Time element is present.
  5. present: Timing is specified.
  6. present: Gives date or time window.
  7. present: Temporal detail anchors the alert.
  8. present: When-language appears.
  9. present: Time element is present.
  10. present: Timing is specified.
  11. present: Gives date or time window.
  12. present: Temporal detail anchors the alert.
  13. present: When-language appears.
  14. present: Time element is present.
  15. present: Timing is specified.
  16. present: Gives date or time window.
  17. present: Temporal detail anchors the alert.
  18. present: When-language appears.
  19. present: Time element is present.
  20. present: Timing is specified.
  21. present: Gives date or time window.
  22. present: Temporal detail anchors the alert.
  23. present: When-language appears.
  24. present: Time element is present.
  25. present: Timing is specified.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent: Impact in residual 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 impact.
  2. absent: Impact missing.
  3. absent: No consequence.
  4. absent: No status.
  5. absent: Impact absent.
  6. absent: No impact.
  7. absent: Impact missing.
  8. absent: No consequence.
  9. absent: No status.
  10. absent: Impact absent.
  11. absent: No impact.
  12. absent: Impact missing.
  13. absent: No consequence.
  14. absent: No status.
  15. absent: Impact absent.
  16. absent: No impact.
  17. absent: Impact missing.
  18. absent: No consequence.
  19. absent: No status.
  20. absent: Impact absent.
  21. absent: No impact.
  22. absent: Impact missing.
  23. absent: No consequence.
  24. absent: No status.
  25. absent: Impact absent.