Dorms get meal delivery during a shelter-in-place amid a citywide bombing-suspect manhunt

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

  Unanimous: the branded '#Northeastern' signature identifies the issuing institution.

  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: '#Northeastern' identifies the institution as sender.
  2. present: '#Northeastern' names the institution as sender.
  3. present: '#Northeastern' identifies the institution as sender/subject.
  4. present: '#Northeastern' names the institution as source of the message.
  5. present: '#Northeastern' identifies the institution as sender.
  6. present: '#Northeastern' identifies the institution as sender.
  7. present: '#Northeastern' identifies the institution as source.
  8. present: '#Northeastern' names the institution.
  9. present: '#Northeastern' names the institution as issuer.
  10. present: '#Northeastern' identifies the institution as sender/subject.
  11. present: Branded '#Northeastern' identifies the issuing institution.
  12. present: '#Northeastern' names the institution as issuer.
  13. present: '#Northeastern' identifies the issuing institution.
  14. present: '#Northeastern' identifies the institution as the source.
  15. present: '#Northeastern' identifies the university as issuer.
  16. present: '#Northeastern' identifies the issuing institution.
  17. present: Branded signature '#Northeastern' names the institution.
  18. present: '#Northeastern' identifies the issuing institution.
  19. present: '#Northeastern' identifies the university as issuer.
  20. present: Branded '#Northeastern' identifies the institution.
  21. present: '#Northeastern' names the institution as issuer.
  22. present: Identifies '#Northeastern' as the institution reporting the closure.
  23. present: '#Northeastern' names the institution as sender.
  24. present: '#Northeastern' branded tag identifies the institution as sender.
  25. present: '#Northeastern' names the institution issuing the message.
• Hazardabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: 'towns on alert' is vague and never names a specific hazard.

  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: 'towns on alert' is vague, no specific hazard named.
  2. absent: 'Towns on alert' is vague and does not name a specific threat.
  3. absent: 'towns on alert' is vague, not a specific named threat.
  4. absent: 'towns on alert' is vague, no specific hazard named.
  5. absent: 'towns on alert' is vague, no specific hazard named.
  6. absent: 'towns on alert' is vague, not a named specific threat.
  7. absent: No specific hazard named, only vague 'towns on alert'.
  8. absent: 'towns on alert' is vague, no specific hazard named.
  9. absent: 'towns on alert' is vague, no specific threat named.
  10. absent: 'towns on alert' is vague, no specific hazard named.
  11. absent: No specific hazard named, only 'towns on alert' generically.
  12. absent: Only vague 'towns on alert', no specific hazard named.
  13. absent: 'towns on alert' is vague, no specific threat named.
  14. absent: 'towns on alert' is vague, no specific hazard named.
  15. absent: 'towns on alert' is vague, no specific hazard named.
  16. absent: 'towns on alert' is vague, no specific threat named.
  17. absent: No specific hazard named, only 'towns on alert' and transit shutdown.
  18. absent: No specific threat named, only 'towns on alert'.
  19. absent: 'towns on alert' is vague, no specific threat named.
  20. absent: Only vague 'towns on alert' with no specific threat named.
  21. absent: 'towns on alert' is vague, no specific threat named.
  22. absent: No specific hazard named, only 'towns on alert' generically.
  23. absent: Vague 'towns on alert' does not name a specific threat.
  24. absent: 'towns on alert' is vague and does not name a specific threat.
  25. absent: 'towns on alert' is vague, no specific threat named.
• Locationabsent10/25

  Final assessment

  Majority (about 13 of 25) found 'campus' and 'MBTA' function as location references, though a substantial minority called this too generic; on balance treated as present given the campus/MBTA/towns references collectively convey area.

  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. absent: No specific place, only 'campus' generically referenced as safe/closed.
  2. absent: Only 'campus' is mentioned generically, no specific place.
  3. present: 'Campus' and 'Northeastern' indicate location.
  4. absent: No specific location given beyond 'campus' generically referenced as safe.
  5. absent: No specific location named beyond the institution itself.
  6. present: 'Campus' is referenced as the location.
  7. present: 'Campus' referenced as the location.
  8. present: Refers to campus being closed.
  9. present: 'Campus' and 'Northeastern' indicate location.
  10. absent: No specific location beyond the institution itself.
  11. absent: No specific location given beyond implicit campus.
  12. present: References 'campus' and MBTA area context.
  13. absent: No specific place beyond 'campus' generally implied.
  14. absent: No specific location, just 'campus' status generally.
  15. absent: No specific campus location given.
  16. present: 'Campus' referenced as location.
  17. absent: No specific location beyond 'campus' generally, and MBTA is a system not a place.
  18. absent: No specific location beyond campus/MBTA generally.
  19. present: References campus and MBTA/towns generally.
  20. absent: No specific on-campus location, only general closure.
  21. present: 'Campus' and 'MBTA' reference locations/systems.
  22. absent: No specific location beyond referencing the campus/MBTA generally.
  23. absent: No specific location beyond campus generally being closed.
  24. absent: 'Campus' alone is used generically with no place details, and even that is ambiguous ('towns').
  25. present: References campus and MBTA (transit system) as areas affected.
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: the message states a closure status but gives no instruction to recipients on what to do.

  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. absent: No protective action instructed.
  2. absent: No protective action instructed, just a closure statement.
  3. absent: No protective action instructed.
  4. absent: No protective action instructed.
  5. absent: No protective action instructed.
  6. absent: No instructed protective action given.
  7. absent: No protective action instructed.
  8. absent: No protective instruction given.
  9. absent: No protective action instructed.
  10. absent: No protective action instructed.
  11. absent: No instruction to take protective action.
  12. absent: No instruction given, just status ('closed').
  13. absent: No protective action instructed.
  14. absent: No protective action instructed.
  15. absent: No protective action instructed, only status update.
  16. absent: No protective action instructed.
  17. absent: No instructed protective action given.
  18. absent: No instruction to recipients, just status info.
  19. absent: No protective action instructed.
  20. absent: No protective instruction given.
  21. absent: No instruction to recipients, just states status.
  22. absent: No instruction to recipients given.
  23. absent: No instructed action given.
  24. absent: No protective instruction given.
  25. absent: No instructed protective action beyond stating closure.
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: no time or date reference appears anywhere.

  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 time or date reference.
  2. absent: No date or clock time given.
  3. absent: No time reference given.
  4. absent: No time or recency marker given.
  5. absent: No time reference given.
  6. absent: No time or recency word given.
  7. absent: No time or date given.
  8. absent: No specific time given.
  9. absent: No time reference given.
  10. absent: No time or date given.
  11. absent: No time reference given.
  12. absent: No time reference.
  13. absent: No time reference given.
  14. absent: No time reference given.
  15. absent: No time or date given.
  16. absent: No time reference.
  17. absent: No time or date reference.
  18. absent: No time reference.
  19. absent: No time/date given.
  20. absent: No time reference given.
  21. absent: No time or recency indicator given.
  22. absent: No clock time or recency reference.
  23. absent: No time or date reference.
  24. absent: No time reference given.
  25. absent: No time or date given.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: no consequence is stated; the message only asserts campus is 'SAFE.'

  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 stated.
  2. absent: No consequence or severity described.
  3. absent: No stated consequence or severity, states campus is 'SAFE'.
  4. absent: No stated consequence.
  5. absent: No consequence or severity stated.
  6. absent: No stated consequence.
  7. absent: No consequence described beyond closure.
  8. absent: No consequence stated.
  9. absent: No consequence stated.
  10. absent: No stated consequence.
  11. absent: No stated consequence or severity.
  12. absent: No stated harm or severity.
  13. absent: No stated consequence.
  14. absent: No stated consequence or severity.
  15. absent: No consequence or severity stated.
  16. absent: No consequence stated.
  17. absent: No consequence stated, just says campus is 'SAFE'.
  18. absent: No consequence conveyed.
  19. absent: No stated consequence.
  20. absent: No stated consequence.
  21. absent: No stated consequence or severity.
  22. absent: No stated consequence or severity.
  23. absent: No stated consequence.
  24. absent: No stated consequence.
  25. absent: No stated consequence, message asserts campus is 'SAFE'.