Gun displayed in a wallet-and-cash taking at Michigan and Balbo

To check this alert, SuperGrok Heavy 4.5 (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

  All 25 reads agree Columbia College Chicago names itself and the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security are named agencies.

  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: Columbia College Chicago addresses its community while naming the Chicago Police Department as investigator.
  2. present: The college identifies itself as Columbia College Chicago while naming the Chicago Police Department.
  3. present: Columbia College Chicago identifies the audience as its own community while naming the Chicago Police Department as investigator.
  4. present: The salutation names Columbia College Chicago and the body credits the Chicago Police Department with the case.
  5. present: Columbia College Chicago is the named sender and the Chicago Police Department is cited as handling the case.
  6. present: Columbia College Chicago appears in the salutation, and the Chicago Police Department is identified as the agency looking into the case.
  7. present: Columbia College Chicago is named in the salutation and Chicago Police Department is credited with the investigation.
  8. present: The college names itself in the salutation while Chicago Police Department is identified as the investigating body.
  9. present: The college identifies itself in the salutation and cites the Chicago Police Department.
  10. present: The greeting identifies Columbia College Chicago and attributes the case to the Chicago Police Department.
  11. present: The community greeting identifies Columbia College Chicago, and Chicago Police Department is listed as the investigating body.
  12. present: Columbia College Chicago labels its audience while Chicago Police Department appears by name as the investigating body.
  13. present: The header identifies Columbia College Chicago as the issuer, and the Chicago Police Department is named as investigator.
  14. present: Columbia College Chicago identifies itself in the greeting and credits the Chicago Police Department.
  15. present: Columbia College Chicago identifies its own community while CPD is named as the agency handling the case.
  16. present: Columbia College Chicago is named as the addressed community, and the Chicago Police Department is identified as the investigating agency.
  17. present: The advisory is addressed to the Columbia College Chicago community and names the Chicago Police Department as investigator.
  18. present: Columbia College Chicago addresses its own community and names the Chicago Police Department as the investigating body.
  19. present: The college names Columbia College Chicago as audience and cites the Chicago Police Department as the investigating body.
  20. present: The message comes from Columbia College Chicago and cites the Chicago Police Department.
  21. present: Columbia College Chicago addresses its community and the Chicago Police Department is named as the investigating body.
  22. present: Columbia College Chicago identifies its audience while Chicago Police Department is cited as investigator.
  23. present: The message addresses the Columbia College Chicago community and names the Chicago Police Department as investigator.
  24. present: The salutation names Columbia College Chicago and the advisory cites the Chicago Police Department.
  25. present: The message addresses the Columbia College Chicago community and names the Chicago Police Department.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree displaying a gun and taking a wallet and cash is a specific robbery.

  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: Displaying a gun and taking a wallet and cash specifies an armed robbery.
  2. present: A gun shown while a wallet and cash were taken is an armed robbery.
  3. present: A gun shown while a wallet and cash are taken is a specific armed robbery.
  4. present: A gun shown while wallet and cash were taken is an armed robbery.
  5. present: An offender showed a gun and stole a wallet and cash, which is an armed robbery.
  6. present: Producing a firearm and taking wallet and cash specifies robbery rather than a generic incident.
  7. present: Showing a gun and taking a wallet and cash specifies an armed robbery.
  8. present: A gun shown while a wallet and cash are taken specifies an armed robbery.
  9. present: An offender showing a firearm and taking a wallet plus cash is a specific armed robbery.
  10. present: An offender brandished a firearm and stole a wallet and cash, which is a robbery.
  11. present: Showing a firearm and taking a wallet plus cash is a specific armed robbery.
  12. present: Showing a firearm and taking a wallet plus cash is a specific armed robbery.
  13. present: An offender displaying a gun and taking wallet and cash specifies an armed robbery.
  14. present: A gun shown while a wallet and cash are taken names an armed robbery.
  15. present: Showing a gun and taking a wallet plus cash specifies an armed robbery.
  16. present: Showing a firearm and taking a wallet plus cash specifies an armed robbery.
  17. present: Showing a firearm and stealing wallet and cash specifies an armed robbery.
  18. present: A gun shown while wallet and cash are taken is an armed robbery.
  19. present: Showing a firearm then taking a wallet and cash is a specific armed robbery.
  20. present: A gunpoint robbery is specified: a firearm was shown and a wallet plus cash were taken.
  21. present: The offender is described as showing a gun and taking a wallet and cash, which is a robbery.
  22. present: Showing a gun and taking a wallet plus cash names an armed robbery.
  23. present: A gun shown while a wallet and cash are taken is a specific armed robbery.
  24. present: A gun shown while a wallet and cash were taken specifies an armed robbery.
  25. present: Displaying a gun and taking a wallet and cash specifies an armed robbery.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street locate the incident.

  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 crime is placed at Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street.
  2. present: The robbery is sited at Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street.
  3. present: Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street locate the robbery at a named intersection.
  4. present: Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street is a named intersection.
  5. present: The theft is tied to the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street.
  6. present: Michigan Avenue meeting Balbo Street is the named intersection for the holdup.
  7. present: The scene is given as the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street.
  8. present: Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street mark the intersection.
  9. present: The theft is sited at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street.
  10. present: The theft is tied to the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street.
  11. present: Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street give a named intersection for the holdup.
  12. present: The theft is sited at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street.
  13. present: The robbery is pinned to the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street.
  14. present: The theft is tied to the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street.
  15. present: Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street name the intersection of the theft.
  16. present: The holdup is sited at Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street.
  17. present: The theft occurred near the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street.
  18. present: Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street locate the robbery at a named intersection.
  19. present: Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street pin the theft to a named intersection.
  20. present: The robbery is sited at Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street.
  21. present: The scene is the named intersection of Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street.
  22. present: Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street is a named street intersection.
  23. present: Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street pinpoint the intersection.
  24. present: The crime is located at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street.
  25. present: Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street locate the robbery at a named intersection.
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree asking anyone with information to contact Campus Security and detectives is a tips request, not protective action.

  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: The close only solicits extra information, not instructions on how to stay safe.
  2. absent: Campus Security and detective numbers appear only so witnesses can report information, not as protective steps.
  3. absent: The footer merely lists Campus Security and detective numbers for extra details rather than telling anyone how to stay safe.
  4. absent: The footer only invites callers to share leads, with no stay away or other safety instruction.
  5. absent: The closing lines only solicit extra information for investigators and give no safety action.
  6. absent: The closing lists Campus Security and detective numbers only so people can pass along information.
  7. absent: The closing only asks for additional information for Campus Security and detectives.
  8. absent: The closing line only invites tips to security and detectives rather than telling anyone how to stay safe.
  9. absent: Readers are told only to pass along extra details to listed numbers, with no instruction on how to stay safe.
  10. absent: The closing line only solicits information for investigators rather than telling readers how to stay safe.
  11. absent: The close only invites extra information for Campus Security and detectives instead of prescribing a safety step.
  12. absent: The closing merely funnels extra details to Campus Security and detectives rather than telling people how to stay safe.
  13. absent: The wrap-up only lists numbers for extra information and never tells readers how to protect themselves.
  14. absent: Callers are invited to share information only; no shelter, avoid, or lock-down instruction appears.
  15. absent: The footer only invites tips by phone and never tells people how to protect themselves.
  16. absent: Contact numbers for anyone who knows more remain a witness appeal, not a stay-safe instruction.
  17. absent: The closing merely requests tips via Campus Security and detective numbers rather than instructing a safety action.
  18. absent: Witnesses are asked only to pass along extra details, with no stay-away or shelter instruction.
  19. absent: Campus Security and detective numbers appear only so witnesses can pass along information, not how to protect themselves.
  20. absent: Recipients are only asked to share information with security and police, not told how to stay safe.
  21. absent: The closing only solicits extra information for Campus Security and police, not a safety step.
  22. absent: The footer only routes tips to Campus Security and detectives instead of telling readers how to stay safe.
  23. absent: Phone numbers for Campus Security and detectives solicit tips instead of telling readers how to stay safe.
  24. absent: Soliciting extra information is not a direction to take a protective step.
  25. absent: The closing only solicits extra information for a case number, not how to stay safe.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree the incident is dated June 9 at approximately 4:15 a.m.

  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: June 9 at about 4:15 a.m. supplies both the date and a clock time.
  2. present: The holdup is dated June 9 and clocked at about 4:15 a.m.
  3. present: June 9 at approximately 4:15 a.m. supplies both calendar date and clock hour.
  4. present: June 9 at approximately 4:15 a.m. gives both a date and a clock time.
  5. present: The event is timed to June 9 at about 4:15 a.m.
  6. present: June 9 at approximately 4:15 a.m. dates and clocks the robbery.
  7. present: The robbery is clocked on June 9 at about 4:15 a.m.
  8. present: June 9 at approximately 4:15 a.m. supplies both a date and a clock time.
  9. present: The crime is timestamped June 9 at approximately 4:15 a.m.
  10. present: The robbery is timestamped June 9 at approximately 4:15 a.m.
  11. present: The robbery is clocked on June 9 at approximately 4:15 a.m. on a same-day notice.
  12. present: June 9 at approximately 4:15 a.m. supplies both a date and a clock time.
  13. present: June 9 at approximately 4:15 a.m. gives both a calendar date and a clock time.
  14. present: The robbery is clocked on June 9 at approximately 4:15 a.m.
  15. present: June 9 at approximately 4:15 a.m. gives both a calendar date and a clock time.
  16. present: The robbery is clocked on June 9 at roughly 4:15 a.m.
  17. present: The robbery is dated June 9 at approximately 4:15 a.m.
  18. present: The holdup is timed to June 9 at approximately 4:15 a.m.
  19. present: June 9 at roughly 4:15 a.m. timestamps when the robbery happened.
  20. present: The crime is given as June 9 at approximately 4:15 a.m.
  21. present: The event is dated June 9 with an approximate time of 4:15 a.m.
  22. present: June 9 at approximately 4:15 a.m. supplies a calendar date and a clock time.
  23. present: June 9 at approximately 4:15 a.m. gives both the date and clock time.
  24. present: The text times the event to June 9 at approximately 4:15 a.m.
  25. present: June 9 at approximately 4:15 a.m. supplies both date and clock time.
• Impactpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree this element is present.

  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: A gun shown during the theft conveys the severity of the encounter.
  2. present: Displaying a firearm during the theft conveys the severity of the encounter.
  3. present: Displaying a firearm during the theft states a severe, potentially lethal threat.
  4. present: Brandishing a firearm during the theft conveys the encounter's severity.
  5. present: Displaying a firearm while taking cash and a wallet conveys severity and loss.
  6. present: Showing a gun while taking property states a severe armed threat to the victim.
  7. present: A gun displayed and cash taken state a weapon threat and property loss.
  8. present: Displaying a firearm during the theft conveys a severe, potentially lethal confrontation.
  9. present: Displaying a gun during the theft conveys the seriousness of the holdup.
  10. present: Displaying a gun while taking property conveys a violent, high severity encounter.
  11. present: A gun displayed while cash is taken conveys lethal-force severity.
  12. present: A gun displayed during the robbery states elevated danger and potential harm.
  13. present: Producing a firearm while seizing cash and a wallet marks the event as severe and dangerous.
  14. present: Displaying a firearm conveys severity and a threat of injury during the crime.
  15. present: Displaying a firearm during the robbery states lethal-force severity, not just property loss.
  16. present: A gun displayed while property is taken conveys weaponized severity and threatened harm.
  17. present: Brandishing a gun while taking property conveys the severity of the encounter.
  18. present: Displaying a firearm while seizing cash and a wallet conveys lethal threat plus property loss.
  19. present: Displaying a gun while taking property conveys a lethal-level threat as stated harm.
  20. present: Displaying a gun during the theft conveys a serious threat of armed harm.
  21. present: Display of a firearm during the taking of property conveys a violent, high-severity threat.
  22. present: Displaying a firearm during the theft states weaponized severity and threat of harm.
  23. present: Displaying a firearm during the theft states a severe, life-threatening encounter.
  24. present: Displaying a firearm during the theft conveys severity of the encounter.
  25. present: Brandishing a firearm during the theft conveys a lethal threat and seriousness of harm.