Bomb threat closes Memorial Hall

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

  25 of 25 passes marked Source present. The banner opens with Harvard Alert.

  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: "Harvard Alert" is a branded signature that identifies the sender.
  2. present: "Harvard Alert" is a branded signature that identifies the sender.
  3. present: The message opens with the branded signature "Harvard Alert".
  4. present: "Harvard Alert" is a branded signature identifying the sender.
  5. present: "Harvard Alert:" is a branded signature that identifies the sender.
  6. present: "Harvard Alert" is a branded signature identifying the sender.
  7. present: The message opens with the branded signature "Harvard Alert", which identifies the sender.
  8. present: "Harvard Alert" is a branded signature identifying the sender.
  9. present: The branded signature "Harvard Alert" identifies the sender.
  10. present: "Harvard Alert" is a branded signature that identifies the sender.
  11. present: The message opens with the branded signature "Harvard Alert".
  12. present: The message opens with the branded signature "Harvard Alert".
  13. present: The message opens with the branded signature "Harvard Alert".
  14. present: "Harvard Alert" is a branded signature identifying the sender.
  15. present: The message opens with the branded signature "Harvard Alert".
  16. present: The branded opening "Harvard Alert" identifies who is sending the message.
  17. present: The message opens with the branded signature "Harvard Alert".
  18. present: "Harvard Alert" is a branded signature that identifies the sender.
  19. present: "Harvard Alert" is a branded signature that identifies the sender.
  20. present: The message opens with the branded signature "Harvard Alert".
  21. present: "Harvard Alert" is a branded sender signature.
  22. present: The branded opening "Harvard Alert" identifies who sent the message.
  23. present: "Harvard Alert" is a branded signature that identifies the sender.
  24. present: "Harvard Alert" is a branded sender signature.
  25. present: "Harvard Alert" is a branded signature that identifies the sender.
• Hazardabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  0 of 25 passes marked Hazard present. Closed does not name a threat. This first message does not say bomb threat.

  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 says Memorial Hall is "closed" but names no specific threat.
  2. absent: The message says the hall "is closed" but names no specific threat.
  3. absent: It says Memorial Hall "is closed" but never names the threat causing the closure.
  4. absent: The message says Memorial Hall is closed but names no specific threat or hazard.
  5. absent: Memorial Hall is "closed," but no specific threat or hazard is named.
  6. absent: The hall is "closed", but no specific threat such as fire, crime, or a storm is named.
  7. absent: It says Memorial Hall "is closed" but never names the hazard behind the closure.
  8. absent: The hall is closed, but no specific threat such as fire or crime is named.
  9. absent: The hall is "closed", but no specific threat such as fire or crime is named.
  10. absent: The closure gives no specific threat; no fire, crime, or other hazard is named.
  11. absent: It says the hall "is closed" but never names the threat that caused the closure.
  12. absent: It says the hall "is closed" but never names a specific threat.
  13. absent: It says Memorial Hall "is closed" but never names the threat causing the closure.
  14. absent: The hall "is closed", but no fire, crime, weather, or other specific threat is named.
  15. absent: Closing a building does not name a specific threat such as fire, crime, or weather.
  16. absent: The hall is "closed", but no specific threat such as fire, crime, or weather is named.
  17. absent: It says the hall is closed but never names a specific threat.
  18. absent: Closure is announced, but no specific threat such as fire or crime is named.
  19. absent: The hall being "closed" does not name a specific threat such as fire, crime, or a storm.
  20. absent: Closure of a building does not name a specific threat such as fire, crime, or storm.
  21. absent: Closure is announced, but no specific threat is named.
  22. absent: The hall is "closed", but no specific threat such as fire or crime is named.
  23. absent: No fire, crime, weather, or other specific threat is named.
  24. absent: Closing Memorial Hall does not name a specific threat such as fire or crime.
  25. absent: The hall is "closed," but no specific threat such as fire or crime is named.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  25 of 25 passes marked Location present. It names Memorial Hall.

  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: "Memorial Hall" and "the area" identify where people should stay away.
  2. present: It names "Memorial Hall" and "the area".
  3. present: It names "Memorial Hall" and tells people to avoid "the area".
  4. present: "Memorial Hall" is a named building, and "the area" also marks the place.
  5. present: It names "Memorial Hall" and refers to "the area."
  6. present: "Memorial Hall" is a named building, and it also says "the area".
  7. present: It names "Memorial Hall" and refers to "the area" as the place to avoid.
  8. present: "Memorial Hall" and "the area" say where the closure applies.
  9. present: It names "Memorial Hall" and tells people to avoid "the area".
  10. present: "Memorial Hall" is a named building, and "the area" is also given.
  11. present: It names "Memorial Hall" and tells people to avoid "the area".
  12. present: It names "Memorial Hall" and refers to "the area".
  13. present: It names "Memorial Hall" and refers to "the area".
  14. present: "Memorial Hall" is a named building, and "the area" adds the surrounding place.
  15. present: It names "Memorial Hall" and tells people to avoid "the area".
  16. present: It names "Memorial Hall" and refers to "the area" around it.
  17. present: It names "Memorial Hall" and refers to "the area".
  18. present: It names "Memorial Hall" and tells people to avoid "the area."
  19. present: It names "Memorial Hall" and tells people to avoid "the area".
  20. present: It names "Memorial Hall" and tells people to avoid "the area".
  21. present: "Memorial Hall" names the building, and "the area" names the place to avoid.
  22. present: It names "Memorial Hall" and refers to "the area".
  23. present: "Memorial Hall" is the place, and recipients are told to avoid "the area."
  24. present: It names "Memorial Hall" and refers to "the area".
  25. present: It names "Memorial Hall" and tells people to avoid "the area."
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  25 of 25 passes marked Guidance present. It says continue to avoid the area.

  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: "Continue to avoid the area" is a protective instruction to recipients.
  2. present: It instructs recipients to "avoid the area".
  3. present: "Continue to avoid the area" is a protective instruction to recipients.
  4. present: "Continue to avoid the area" is a protective instruction to recipients.
  5. present: "Continue to avoid the area" instructs recipients to stay away.
  6. present: "Continue to avoid the area" tells recipients the protective action to take.
  7. present: It instructs recipients to "avoid the area", which is a protective action.
  8. present: "Continue to avoid the area" tells recipients what protective action to take.
  9. present: It instructs recipients to "avoid the area", a protective action.
  10. present: "Continue to avoid the area" tells recipients what protective action to take.
  11. present: It instructs recipients to "avoid the area".
  12. present: It instructs recipients to "avoid the area".
  13. present: "Continue to avoid the area" is a protective instruction.
  14. present: "Continue to avoid the area" instructs recipients to keep away.
  15. present: "Continue to avoid the area" is a protective instruction.
  16. present: "Continue to avoid the area" tells recipients to stay away, a protective action.
  17. present: "Continue to avoid the area" is a protective instruction.
  18. present: "Continue to avoid the area" instructs recipients on the protective action.
  19. present: "Continue to avoid the area" is a protective instruction to recipients.
  20. present: "Continue to avoid the area" is a protective instruction to recipients.
  21. present: "Continue to avoid the area" is an instruction to recipients.
  22. present: "Continue to avoid the area" is a direct protective instruction.
  23. present: "Continue to avoid the area" is a direct protective instruction.
  24. present: "Continue to avoid the area" tells recipients what protective action to take.
  25. present: It instructs recipients to "avoid the area."
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  25 of 25 passes marked Time present. It says until further notice.

  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: "Until further notice" states how long the closure stays in effect.
  2. present: "Until further notice" states how long the closure lasts.
  3. present: "Until further notice" states how long the closure remains in effect.
  4. present: "Until further notice" states how long the closure and avoidance remain in effect.
  5. present: "Until further notice" states how long the closure and avoidance remain in effect.
  6. present: "Until further notice" conveys how long the closure remains in effect.
  7. present: The phrase "until further notice" states how long the closure remains in effect.
  8. present: "Until further notice" states how long the closure remains in effect.
  9. present: "Until further notice" states how long the closure lasts.
  10. present: "Until further notice" states how long the closure lasts.
  11. present: The phrase "until further notice" states how long the closure lasts.
  12. present: "Until further notice" states how long the closure lasts.
  13. present: "Until further notice" states how long the closure lasts.
  14. present: "Until further notice" tells readers how long the closure lasts.
  15. present: "Until further notice" states how long the closure lasts.
  16. present: "Until further notice" states how long the closure remains in effect.
  17. present: "until further notice" states that the closure remains in effect.
  18. present: "Until further notice" states how long the closure remains in effect.
  19. present: "Until further notice" states how long the closure lasts.
  20. present: "Until further notice" states how long the closure lasts.
  21. present: "Until further notice" states how long the closure remains in effect.
  22. present: "Until further notice" states how long the closure lasts.
  23. present: "Until further notice" says how long the closure remains in effect.
  24. present: "Until further notice" states how long the closure continues.
  25. present: "Until further notice" states how long the closure lasts.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  0 of 25 passes marked Impact present. No consequence or severity is stated.

  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: The text gives no consequence or severity such as danger, damage, or injury.
  2. absent: It states no consequence or severity beyond the closure itself.
  3. absent: No consequence or severity, such as danger or injury, is stated.
  4. absent: Nothing states a consequence or severity, such as danger, injury, or damage.
  5. absent: The closure and avoid order do not say what harm or severity is involved.
  6. absent: No consequence or severity, such as danger or injury, is stated.
  7. absent: It states no consequence or severity, such as danger, injury, or property damage.
  8. absent: It gives no consequence or severity, only that the hall is closed.
  9. absent: It gives no consequence or severity, only that the hall is closed.
  10. absent: It does not state any consequence or severity of a hazard.
  11. absent: No consequence or severity, such as danger or injury, is stated.
  12. absent: It gives no consequence or severity, such as danger, injury, or damage.
  13. absent: No consequence or severity, such as danger or injury, is stated.
  14. absent: It only says the hall is closed and never states injury, damage, or other severity.
  15. absent: It does not state any consequence or severity beyond the closure itself.
  16. absent: It gives no consequence or severity, only that the hall is closed and should be avoided.
  17. absent: No consequence or severity, such as danger or injury, is stated.
  18. absent: It gives no consequence or severity, such as danger, injury, or damage.
  19. absent: It does not say why the hall is closed or state any harm, danger, or severity.
  20. absent: The text gives no consequence or severity, such as danger or injury.
  21. absent: No consequence or severity, such as danger or injury, is stated.
  22. absent: No harm, danger, or other consequence of the closure is stated.
  23. absent: Nothing describes danger, injury, damage, or other consequences.
  24. absent: No consequence or severity, such as danger or injury, is stated.
  25. absent: It gives no consequence or severity, such as danger or possible injury.