Reported gunshots prompt a 'life safety threat' alert; likely fireworks

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.

• Sourcepresent15/25

  Final assessment

  A slim majority finds the source present; the alert cites Police responding as the issuing authority, though many reads saw no branded sender, university name, or named agency.

  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: Identifies "Police" as the responding authority.
  2. present: Names "Police" as the responding authority.
  3. present: References "Police" responding, the responding authority.
  4. present: Says "Police have responded", naming police as the responding authority.
  5. present: References "Police", the responding authority.
  6. present: "Police have responded" plus the campus context identify the responding authority.
  7. present: Names "Police" as the responding authority in the message.
  8. absent: It cites "Police" responding but no branded sender or specific named agency.
  9. absent: "Police have responded" gives no branded sender or named university.
  10. absent: Says "Police" but no branded sender or named issuing authority appears.
  11. present: Names the authority, "Police have responded".
  12. present: Refers to "Police" responding on the Rock County Campus, the source.
  13. absent: No sender, branded signature, or responding authority is named, though "Police" are referenced.
  14. present: It names "Police" as the responding authority.
  15. present: Names the "Rock County Campus" and "Police", identifying the sender and authority.
  16. absent: Names "Police" responding but no university name or branded sender tag.
  17. present: Names "Police" as the responding authority.
  18. present: Names "Police" as the responding authority.
  19. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature is identified, only "Police" generically.
  20. present: Names "Police" who "have responded", identifying the responding authority.
  21. absent: No sender, branded signature, or issuing authority is named; only "Police have responded".
  22. absent: Uses "Police" generically but no sender name or branded signature identifies the issuer.
  23. present: Names "Police" as the responding authority.
  24. absent: No sender signature, institution name, or agency is identified in the text.
  25. absent: No sender, branded signature, or authority is named; only "Police have responded".
• Hazardabsent11/25

  Final assessment

  A majority finds the hazard absent; the alert cites only a generic life safety threat and names no specific danger, though many reads counted the Run-Hide-Fight context as implying one.

  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: Says "a life safety threat" generically; no specific threat named.
  2. absent: Says only "a life safety threat" without naming a specific hazard.
  3. absent: Says "a life safety threat" but names no specific hazard.
  4. absent: Cites only a generic "life safety threat"; no specific hazard such as shooter is named.
  5. present: Names a specific threat: a "life safety threat" with Run-Hide-Fight implying violence.
  6. present: It names "a life safety threat", a specific threat.
  7. present: Names "a report of a life safety threat", treated here as a specific threat.
  8. absent: It cites a "life safety threat" generically but names no specific hazard.
  9. present: Names a specific threat: a "life safety threat".
  10. absent: Says "a report of a life safety threat" but names no specific hazard.
  11. present: Names a specific threat, "a life safety threat".
  12. present: Names "a life safety threat", a specific threat scenario.
  13. absent: Cites a "life safety threat" but names no specific hazard.
  14. absent: It cites "a life safety threat" but never names the specific hazard.
  15. absent: Cites a "life safety threat" but never names a specific threat type.
  16. present: Names a specific threat, "a report of a life safety threat".
  17. absent: Says "a life safety threat" but names no specific threat.
  18. present: Names "a life safety threat" with "Run! Hide! Fight!", a specific active-threat indication.
  19. absent: Says "a life safety threat" generically; no specific hazard is named.
  20. present: Names a hazard, "a life safety threat".
  21. absent: It cites "a life safety threat" without naming a specific hazard.
  22. absent: Says "a life safety threat" but names no specific hazard.
  23. absent: Cites a "life safety threat" but does not name what the specific threat is.
  24. present: Names "a life safety threat", arguably specific; coding present as a named threat type.
  25. present: Names a specific threat, "a report of a life safety threat" with run-hide-fight.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree a specific location is given, the Rock County 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: Gives location "on the Rock County Campus."
  2. present: Locates it on "the Rock County Campus".
  3. present: Locates it on "the Rock County Campus", a specific campus.
  4. present: Gives the location, "the Rock County Campus".
  5. present: States it is "on the Rock County Campus."
  6. present: It locates it "on the Rock County Campus", a specific campus.
  7. present: Locates it "on the Rock County Campus", a specific campus.
  8. present: It locates it "on the Rock County Campus", a place.
  9. present: Locates it on "the Rock County Campus", a named campus.
  10. present: Specifies "the Rock County Campus".
  11. present: Specifies "the Rock County Campus".
  12. present: Locates it "on the Rock County Campus".
  13. present: Says it is "on the Rock County Campus", a specific location.
  14. present: It locates it "on the Rock County Campus."
  15. present: Locates it "on the Rock County Campus", a specific place.
  16. present: Specifies "the Rock County Campus".
  17. present: Specifies "the Rock County Campus".
  18. present: Specifies "the Rock County Campus", a location.
  19. present: Says "on the Rock County Campus", a named campus.
  20. present: States the location, "on the Rock County Campus".
  21. present: It locates it "on the Rock County Campus", a campus location.
  22. present: Says it is "on the Rock County Campus", a named campus.
  23. present: Specifies "the Rock County Campus".
  24. present: Says "on the Rock County Campus", a specific location.
  25. present: Locates it "on the Rock County Campus".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that guidance is present; recipients are told to Run, Hide, Fight, protective actions.

  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: "Run! Hide! Fight!"
  2. present: Instructs recipients to "Run! Hide! Fight!".
  3. present: Instructs "Run! Hide! Fight!", protective actions.
  4. present: Instructs recipients to "Run! Hide! Fight!", protective actions.
  5. present: Instructs recipients: "Run! Hide! Fight!"
  6. present: It instructs recipients to "Run! Hide! Fight!", protective actions.
  7. present: Instructs recipients to "Run! Hide! Fight!", protective actions.
  8. present: It instructs "Run! Hide! Fight!", protective actions.
  9. present: Instructs recipients to "Run! Hide! Fight!", protective actions.
  10. present: Instructs recipients to "Run! Hide! Fight!"
  11. present: Instructs recipients, "Run! Hide! Fight!"
  12. present: Instructs "Run! Hide! Fight!".
  13. present: Instructs "Run! Hide! Fight!", protective actions.
  14. present: It instructs recipients to "Run! Hide! Fight!"
  15. present: Instructs, "Run! Hide! Fight!", protective actions.
  16. present: Instructs to "Run! Hide! Fight!".
  17. present: Instructs recipients to "Run! Hide! Fight!".
  18. present: Directs recipients to "Run! Hide! Fight!", protective actions.
  19. present: Instructs, "Run! Hide! Fight!", protective actions.
  20. present: Instructs recipients, "Run! Hide! Fight!", protective actions.
  21. present: It instructs "Run! Hide! Fight!", protective actions.
  22. present: Instructs recipients to "Run! Hide! Fight!", protective actions.
  23. present: Instructs recipients: "Run! Hide! Fight!"
  24. present: Instructs "Run! Hide! Fight!", protective actions.
  25. present: Instructs recipients to "Run! Hide! Fight!", protective actions.
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree time is absent; no clock time, date, or recency cue appears.

  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: Conveys no clock time, date, or recency word.
  2. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  3. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  4. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears.
  5. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  6. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  7. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the message.
  8. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  9. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears.
  10. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  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 appears in the text.
  15. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  16. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  17. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  18. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  19. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  20. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is given in the text.
  21. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is present in the text.
  22. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  23. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears.
  24. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  25. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
• Impactpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present by unanimous read: it reports a life-safety threat and directs Run-Hide-Fight, conveying an explicit deadly danger to people.

  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 a life safety threat and directs Run Hide Fight, an explicit stated danger to life.
  2. present: It states police responded to a life safety threat and directs Run Hide Fight, where life safety threat conveys danger to people.
  3. present: A reported life safety threat with Run-Hide-Fight explicitly conveys danger to people's lives.
  4. present: It reports a life safety threat and instructs Run Hide Fight, conveying an explicit threat to safety.
  5. present: It reports a life safety threat with Run Hide Fight, explicitly conveying a threat to life and safety.
  6. present: It reports a life safety threat and instructs Run Hide Fight, explicitly conveying danger to life.
  7. present: States a life safety threat and instructs Run Hide Fight, conveying a clear danger to life.
  8. present: It states police responded to a life safety threat with Run-Hide-Fight, an explicit danger to life.
  9. present: States police responded to a report of a life safety threat with Run Hide Fight, explicitly conveying danger to life.
  10. present: It reports a life safety threat and directs Run Hide Fight, explicitly conveying danger to life.
  11. present: It explicitly cites a life safety threat with Run Hide Fight, conveying danger to people's lives.
  12. present: Reports a life safety threat and directs Run-Hide-Fight, explicitly conveying a danger to life.
  13. present: Reports a life safety threat and directs Run Hide Fight, an explicit statement of danger to life.
  14. present: Reports a life safety threat and directs Run Hide Fight, explicitly conveying danger to life.
  15. present: Reports a life safety threat with Run Hide Fight, explicitly conveying danger to life.
  16. present: It explicitly states a life safety threat with run-hide-fight guidance, conveying clear danger to people.
  17. present: It explicitly reports a life safety threat with Run Hide Fight, conveying a danger to people's lives.
  18. present: A reported life safety threat with Run, Hide, Fight explicitly conveys a danger to life.
  19. present: States a life safety threat has been reported and directs Run Hide Fight, conveying a clear threat to personal safety.
  20. present: It reports a life safety threat and directs Run Hide Fight, explicitly conveying a threat to life.
  21. present: Reports a life safety threat and directs Run Hide Fight, an explicit stated danger to life.
  22. present: It reports a life safety threat and orders Run Hide Fight, conveying a serious danger to life.
  23. present: It states a life safety threat with run-hide-fight, conveying a danger to people's lives.
  24. present: This reports a life safety threat, explicitly conveying danger to life.
  25. present: States a life safety threat with Run Hide Fight, an explicit statement of danger to people.