Two students died in a murder-suicide in Wilgus Hall; final exams canceled

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.

• Sourceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that no sender tag, agency, or university self-identification appears, only the word "Emergency".

  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. absent: No sender tag, agency, or university self-identification appears in the text, only "Emergency".
  2. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature appears in the text.
  3. absent: No sender name, branded signature, or responding authority is identified.
  4. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature is named in the text.
  5. absent: No sender tag or university name appears; only generic "Emergency" labels the message.
  6. absent: No sender tag, agency, or university name appears in the text itself.
  7. absent: No sender tag, agency, or university self-identification appears in the text.
  8. absent: No sender tag or named authority appears; it begins "Emergency".
  9. absent: No sender tag, university name, or agency is identified, only "Emergency" generically.
  10. absent: No sender tag or issuing authority is named; the text uses only the generic word "Emergency".
  11. absent: No sender tag or self-naming authority identifies who is sending this alert.
  12. absent: No sender tag or issuing authority is named in the text.
  13. absent: No sender, alert brand, or responding authority is named in the text.
  14. absent: No sender tag or named issuing authority appears in the message text.
  15. absent: No sender tag, university name, or named agency appears in the text.
  16. absent: No sender name or branded signature appears in the text.
  17. absent: No sender, branded tag, or authority identifies itself in the text.
  18. absent: No branded signature, agency, or university self-naming appears in the text.
  19. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature appears in the text.
  20. absent: No sender brand, university name, or named agency identifies who issued the message.
  21. absent: No sender tag or authority identifies itself in the text.
  22. absent: No sender tag, university name, or agency is identified in the message text.
  23. absent: No branded tag, agency, or university self-naming appears in the text.
  24. absent: No sender tag or named authority appears; "Emergency" is generic.
  25. absent: No sender tag, institution name, or agency identifies who issued this message.
• Hazardabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that no specific hazard is named; it cites only a generic "emergency situation".

  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. absent: It cites "An emergency situation" but never names a specific threat.
  2. absent: It names only "An emergency situation", a generic phrase without a specific hazard.
  3. absent: It cites "An emergency situation", naming no specific hazard.
  4. absent: It cites "An emergency situation" but names no specific hazard.
  5. absent: It cites only "An emergency situation" without naming the specific threat.
  6. absent: No specific hazard is named; "An emergency situation" is generic, not a named threat.
  7. absent: Cites "An emergency situation" but names no specific hazard.
  8. absent: It cites "An emergency situation" but names no specific threat in this text.
  9. absent: Says only "An emergency situation" with no specific hazard named.
  10. absent: It cites only "An emergency situation", which does not name a specific hazard.
  11. absent: "An emergency situation" is generic and names no specific hazard.
  12. absent: It says "An emergency situation", which is generic and does not name a specific hazard.
  13. absent: It cites "An emergency situation" but names no specific hazard.
  14. absent: No specific hazard is named; it cites only "An emergency situation".
  15. absent: Refers only to "An emergency situation", naming no specific hazard.
  16. absent: Only "An emergency situation" is cited, with no specific hazard named.
  17. absent: No specific hazard is named, only "An emergency situation", which is generic.
  18. absent: It cites "An emergency situation" without naming a specific hazard.
  19. absent: It cites "An emergency situation" but names no specific hazard.
  20. absent: It cites only "An emergency situation", a generic phrase naming no specific hazard.
  21. absent: Only "An emergency situation" appears, no specific hazard named.
  22. absent: Only "An emergency situation" is referenced; no specific hazard type is named.
  23. absent: It cites only "An emergency situation", generic; no specific hazard is named.
  24. absent: No specific threat is named; only an "emergency situation".
  25. absent: It cites "An emergency situation" but names no specific hazard, only a generic emergency.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree a campus location is referenced, "on campus" and "Avoid campus".

  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: It says "on campus" and "Avoid campus", a campus location reference.
  2. present: It references "campus", a location.
  3. present: It references "campus".
  4. present: It references "campus", a place.
  5. present: It references "campus" as the location.
  6. present: It says "on campus" and "Avoid campus", referencing campus as the location.
  7. present: Refers to being "on campus" and to "Avoid campus", a place reference.
  8. present: It refers to "campus", a location reference.
  9. present: Says "on campus" and "Avoid campus", a place reference.
  10. present: It references "campus", a location.
  11. present: Says "on campus" and "Avoid campus", a location.
  12. present: It says "on campus" and "Avoid campus", location references.
  13. present: It references "campus", a location.
  14. present: Refers to "campus", a place reference.
  15. present: Says "on campus" and "Avoid campus", location references.
  16. present: References "campus", a location.
  17. present: Says "on campus" and "Avoid campus", a place reference.
  18. present: It references "campus", a location reference.
  19. present: It references "campus", a location.
  20. present: It references "campus", a location.
  21. present: Says "on campus" and "Avoid campus", a place reference.
  22. present: It says "on campus" and "Avoid campus", referencing campus location.
  23. present: It says "on campus" and "Avoid campus", a place.
  24. present: Names "campus", a location.
  25. present: It refers to "campus", a location.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that protective actions are given: "Avoid campus and shelter in place".

  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: It instructs recipients to "Avoid campus and shelter in place", protective actions.
  2. present: It instructs "Avoid campus and shelter in place".
  3. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid campus and shelter in place".
  4. present: It instructs "Avoid campus and shelter in place", protective actions.
  5. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid campus and shelter in place".
  6. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid campus and shelter in place", protective actions.
  7. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid campus and shelter in place", protective actions.
  8. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid campus and shelter in place", protective actions.
  9. present: Instructs "Avoid campus and shelter in place", protective actions.
  10. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid campus and shelter in place", protective actions.
  11. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid campus and shelter in place", protective actions.
  12. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid campus and shelter in place".
  13. present: It instructs "Avoid campus and shelter in place", protective actions.
  14. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid campus and shelter in place", protective actions.
  15. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid campus and shelter in place", protective actions.
  16. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid campus and shelter in place", protective actions.
  17. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid campus and shelter in place".
  18. present: It instructs people to "Avoid campus and shelter in place", protective actions.
  19. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid campus and shelter in place", protective actions.
  20. present: It tells recipients to "Avoid campus and shelter in place".
  21. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid campus and shelter in place".
  22. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid campus and shelter in place", protective actions.
  23. present: It instructs "Avoid campus and shelter in place", protective actions.
  24. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid campus and shelter in place", protective actions.
  25. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid campus and shelter in place", protective actions.
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that no clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.

  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, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears.
  2. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  3. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  4. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  5. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  6. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  7. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  8. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears.
  9. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  10. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  11. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  12. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  13. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  14. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as now or immediately appears.
  15. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  16. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears, only "More information will be forthcoming".
  17. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  18. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  19. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  20. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the message.
  21. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  22. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  23. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  24. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  25. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
• Impactabsent5/25

  Final assessment

  Absent by majority (20 of 5): it reports a vague emergency situation with shelter-in-place and avoid-campus guidance but gives no description of harm or danger; the dissent inferred danger from the protective directives.

  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. present: Reports an emergency situation and directs to avoid campus and shelter in place, implying a danger requiring protective action.
  2. absent: It reports an emergency situation with shelter in place guidance but states no specific harm or danger.
  3. absent: A vague emergency situation with shelter in place and avoid campus guidance states no explicit harm or danger.
  4. absent: It reports an emergency situation and tells people to avoid campus and shelter in place but gives no description of the harm or danger.
  5. absent: It reports an emergency situation and orders avoid campus and shelter in place but gives no stated harm, injury, or hazard severity.
  6. absent: It reports an emergency situation with avoid campus and shelter directives but states no explicit harm, danger, or severity.
  7. absent: Reports a vague emergency situation with shelter in place but states no specific harm, danger, or severity.
  8. absent: It states an emergency situation and orders shelter in place but provides no specific harm or danger detail.
  9. absent: Names an emergency situation with shelter guidance but states no explicit harm or danger.
  10. absent: It reports an emergency situation and to shelter in place but states no specific harm or danger.
  11. absent: This vaguely names an emergency situation with shelter-in-place but states no specific danger or potential harm.
  12. absent: Reports an emergency situation and to shelter in place but states no specific harm or danger.
  13. absent: Reports an emergency situation and directs to avoid campus and shelter in place but states no specific harm or danger.
  14. present: Reports an emergency situation requiring people to avoid campus and shelter in place, conveying danger to people.
  15. absent: Reports an emergency situation with shelter guidance but states no explicit harm or specific danger.
  16. absent: It reports an emergency situation and shelter-in-place guidance but states no explicit harm, danger, or severity.
  17. present: It reports an emergency situation and orders people to avoid campus and shelter in place, implying danger.
  18. present: An emergency situation with avoid campus and shelter in place conveys a danger requiring people to take cover.
  19. absent: Reports an emergency situation and directs shelter in place but states no explicit danger, harm, or severity.
  20. absent: It reports a vague emergency situation and directs sheltering but states no specific hazard, harm, or danger.
  21. present: Reports an emergency situation and directs avoid campus and shelter in place, implying a danger to safety.
  22. absent: It reports an emergency situation and orders avoid campus and shelter in place but states no specific harm or danger.
  23. absent: It reports an emergency situation and to shelter in place but states no specific harm or severity.
  24. absent: This names an emergency situation and gives shelter guidance but states no specific harm or consequence.
  25. absent: Refers to an unspecified emergency situation with shelter guidance but states no explicit harm or danger.