Inclement weather closes campus; online classes continue

To check this alert, Claude Opus 5 (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, 25 of 25. West Virginia State University announces its own closure by name, identifying the sender without ambiguity.

  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: West Virginia State University is named as the source of this closure decision.
  2. present: Sent under the university's own name, identifying the sender.
  3. present: Again the university names itself as the source of the announcement.
  4. present: West Virginia State University is named as the closing institution.
  5. present: Sender is identified as West Virginia State University in the closure sentence.
  6. present: The university names itself, identifying who is announcing the closure.
  7. present: West Virginia State University identifies itself as the announcing institution.
  8. present: The message is issued in the university's own name, "West Virginia State University".
  9. present: West Virginia State University names itself as the closing authority.
  10. present: The university names itself as sender in "West Virginia State University will be closed".
  11. present: "West Virginia State University will be closed" makes the sending institution explicit.
  12. present: West Virginia State University speaks for itself in announcing the closure.
  13. present: The university is identified by name as the announcing institution.
  14. present: The closure is announced under the university's own name.
  15. present: West Virginia State University speaks as itself in announcing this closure.
  16. present: The message is issued in the university's own name, "West Virginia State University".
  17. present: West Virginia State University names itself as the issuing institution.
  18. present: The university names itself as the institution announcing the closure.
  19. present: The message is issued in the university's own name, "West Virginia State University".
  20. present: West Virginia State University speaks for itself in announcing the closure.
  21. present: The university speaks for itself in announcing the closure, identifying the source.
  22. present: The university names itself as the party closing, identifying the source.
  23. present: West Virginia State University is stated as the institution closing.
  24. present: The institution identifies itself by name as the source of the closure notice.
  25. present: The message is issued in the university's own name.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present by 25 of 25: "Due to inclement weather" is the named driver of the February 4 closure, a specific hazard type rather than an unnamed problem.

  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: The cause is identified as inclement weather rather than an unnamed disruption.
  2. present: "Due to inclement weather" names the specific hazard.
  3. present: The stated driver is "inclement weather", a specific hazard type.
  4. present: The hazard is stated as "inclement weather".
  5. present: Inclement weather is stated as the specific hazard causing the closure.
  6. present: "Due to inclement weather" is a named hazard driving the decision.
  7. present: The cited cause, "inclement weather", is a named hazard.
  8. present: It attributes the closure specifically to "inclement weather".
  9. present: The hazard is specified as inclement weather.
  10. present: "inclement weather" specifies the weather threat behind the closure.
  11. present: Inclement weather is identified as the specific reason for closing.
  12. present: The cause is given specifically as inclement weather.
  13. present: "inclement weather" names the weather threat prompting closure.
  14. present: "inclement weather" is named as the specific hazard.
  15. present: "Inclement weather" names the particular threat behind the decision.
  16. present: "inclement weather" identifies the specific condition behind the closure.
  17. present: "inclement weather" names the specific hazard behind the closure.
  18. present: "Due to inclement weather" supplies the specific hazard behind the decision.
  19. present: "inclement weather" is the specific hazard cited for closing.
  20. present: Attributes the closure to "inclement weather", a named hazard.
  21. present: "Due to inclement weather" names a specific weather condition as the cause.
  22. present: "inclement weather" is given as the specific reason.
  23. present: It names "inclement weather" as the specific driver.
  24. present: "Due to inclement weather" specifies the hazard behind the closure.
  25. present: "inclement weather" is named as the specific reason for closing.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimous at 25 of 25. The university is the location being closed, with in-person classes there cancelled.

  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: The university is the location closed, with in-person classes cancelled there.
  2. present: The university that will be closed is the stated place.
  3. present: The university and its in person classes locate the closure.
  4. present: The closure covers the university campus and its in person classes.
  5. present: Applies to the university campus, where in-person classes are cancelled.
  6. present: The affected place is the university whose closure is announced.
  7. present: The closure applies to the university, where in-person classes are cancelled.
  8. present: The university campus, where in-person classes are cancelled, is the location referenced.
  9. present: The university is the location, with in-person classes cancelled there.
  10. present: The affected place is the university campus and its in-person classes.
  11. present: The campus is the location affected, with in person classes cancelled there.
  12. present: The university is named as the site being closed.
  13. present: The university campus and its in person classes are the located subject.
  14. present: The university and its in person classes are the affected place.
  15. present: The campus is the place closed, with online classes continuing elsewhere.
  16. present: The affected place is the university and its in-person classes.
  17. present: The affected place is the university, with in person classes cancelled there.
  18. present: The university campus is the location whose in-person classes are cancelled.
  19. present: The university is identified as the affected location.
  20. present: The affected place is the university and its in-person classes.
  21. present: The closure is scoped to West Virginia State University and its in person classes.
  22. present: The closure covers the West Virginia State University campus.
  23. present: The university itself is identified as the place closed.
  24. present: The university is the stated location affected by the closure.
  25. present: The university is the location, with in person classes cancelled there.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. This version rewords the directive as employees "whose jobs can be performed remotely should do so", still a clear instruction to recipients.

  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: Those "whose jobs can be performed remotely should do so", an instruction to recipients.
  2. present: Instructs that jobs performable remotely "should" be done that way.
  3. present: Employees whose jobs can be done remotely are told to do so.
  4. present: Staff whose jobs "can be performed remotely should do so", a directive.
  5. present: Tells employees whose jobs can be performed remotely to do so.
  6. present: Employees "whose jobs can be performed remotely should do so" is direct guidance.
  7. present: Direction is given to employees "whose jobs can be performed remotely".
  8. present: Staff are directed that those "whose jobs can be performed remotely should do so".
  9. present: It tells employees whose jobs can be performed remotely to do so.
  10. present: It instructs employees whose jobs can be performed remotely to do so.
  11. present: "Employees whose jobs can be performed remotely should do so" directs recipient behavior.
  12. present: It tells employees whose jobs can be performed remotely to do so.
  13. present: Employees whose jobs can be done remotely are told to do so.
  14. present: "Employees whose jobs can be performed remotely should do so" is an instruction.
  15. present: Employees "whose jobs can be performed remotely" are told to do so.
  16. present: "Employees whose jobs can be performed remotely should do so" directs recipients.
  17. present: It instructs employees whose jobs can be done remotely to do so.
  18. present: Employees "whose jobs can be performed remotely" are told to do so.
  19. present: It directs employees "whose jobs can be performed remotely" to do so.
  20. present: Tells employees whose jobs can be done remotely to do so.
  21. present: Employees "whose jobs can be performed remotely should do so" is an instruction to recipients.
  22. present: It instructs employees whose jobs can be done remotely to do so.
  23. present: Staff whose jobs can be done remotely are instructed to work that way.
  24. present: Instruction given: employees "whose jobs can be performed remotely should do so".
  25. present: Staff whose jobs can be performed remotely are told to do so.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present by 25 of 25 on the stated date "Wednesday, February 4", which fixes when the closure applies.

  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: The date "Wednesday, February 4" fixes when the closure applies.
  2. present: Gives the date "Wednesday, February 4".
  3. present: "Wednesday, February 4" supplies the date.
  4. present: Gives the date "Wednesday, February 4".
  5. present: Specifies the closure date as "Wednesday, February 4".
  6. present: The specific date "Wednesday, February 4" is given.
  7. present: It fixes the closure to "Wednesday, February 4".
  8. present: The date of closure is stated as "Wednesday, February 4".
  9. present: "Wednesday, February 4" fixes the date.
  10. present: The closure date "Wednesday, February 4" is given.
  11. present: The date "Wednesday, February 4" fixes when the closure applies.
  12. present: The date "Wednesday, February 4" is stated.
  13. present: It names the date of closure, "Wednesday, February 4".
  14. present: It specifies "Wednesday, February 4".
  15. present: It names the date of closure, "Wednesday, February 4".
  16. present: The date "Wednesday, February 4" fixes when the closure applies.
  17. present: It specifies "Wednesday, February 4".
  18. present: The date is specified as "Wednesday, February 4".
  19. present: The closure date "Wednesday, February 4" is explicit.
  20. present: Specifies "Wednesday, February 4".
  21. present: The date "Wednesday, February 4" is given for the closure.
  22. present: The date "Wednesday, February 4" fixes when the closure applies.
  23. present: The closure date "Wednesday, February 4" is stated.
  24. present: The date "Wednesday, February 4" fixes when the closure applies.
  25. present: The date "Wednesday, February 4" fixes the closure in time.
• Impactabsent1/25

  Final assessment

  Absent at 1 of 25. The single present vote cited the class changes, but nothing in the text states what the weather could do to people, travel or property.

  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: Nothing states what the weather could do to travellers or property.
  2. absent: No severity or harm from the weather is conveyed.
  3. absent: No severity or consequence statement accompanies the weather reference.
  4. absent: No harm, damage, or severity statement accompanies the closure.
  5. absent: No harm or severity is described for the weather conditions.
  6. absent: No potential consequence or level of danger is described.
  7. absent: The note gives no sense of what the weather could do or its severity.
  8. absent: The alert states no severity or potential effect of the weather conditions.
  9. absent: Nothing states what the weather could cause.
  10. absent: Nothing conveys the weather's potential consequences or severity.
  11. absent: No severity statement or potential harm accompanies the weather mention.
  12. present: It reports the consequence of cancelled in-person classes and continuing online ones.
  13. absent: No harm or severity beyond the closure is described.
  14. absent: No harm, damage, or severity is described.
  15. absent: No consequence or severity statement accompanies the weather reference.
  16. absent: No harm, damage, or severity statement accompanies the weather reference.
  17. absent: Nothing states what the weather could do or how dangerous it may be.
  18. absent: No harm, danger, or severity is conveyed about the weather.
  19. absent: The text gives no sense of danger, damage, or severity.
  20. absent: No harm, damage, or danger level is described for the weather.
  21. absent: The text offers no sense of what the weather could do or how bad it is.
  22. absent: The message conveys no potential harm or severity from the weather.
  23. absent: Nothing describes damage, danger, or how bad the weather may get.
  24. absent: The text offers no severity statement or description of possible weather harm.
  25. absent: No consequence or severity statement accompanies the weather reference.