This is a test of the Hawk Alert system. There are no emergency actions associated to

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: it begins "Hawk Alert:", the branded sender signature of the University of Iowa system, and refers readers to emergency.uiowa.edu.

  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: Starts with the "Hawk Alert:" branded signature identifying the sender.
  2. present: The "Hawk Alert" branding at the start identifies the sending system.
  3. present: The opening "Hawk Alert:" tag names the issuing notification system.
  4. present: The leading "Hawk Alert" tag identifies the university alert system as sender.
  5. present: The message opens with the branded tag "Hawk Alert".
  6. present: "Hawk Alert" appears as the sender signature at the start.
  7. present: Opens with the branded "Hawk Alert:" tag identifying the sender.
  8. present: The "Hawk Alert" signature at the front names the sending system.
  9. present: The prefix "Hawk Alert:" identifies the university alerting system as sender.
  10. present: The prefix "Hawk Alert" identifies the campus alerting system as sender.
  11. present: Prefixed "Hawk Alert:", which identifies the university alerting system as sender.
  12. present: Opens "Hawk Alert:", the branded sender tag of the notification system.
  13. present: The 'Hawk Alert' branded prefix names the sending system.
  14. present: The "Hawk Alert:" tag at the start names the sending system.
  15. present: The prefix "Hawk Alert" serves as the sender signature for this notice.
  16. present: The message is signed "Hawk Alert", identifying the campus alerting system.
  17. present: The branded prefix "Hawk Alert:" identifies the university notification system as sender.
  18. present: "Hawk Alert" appears as the sender tag at the start of the message.
  19. present: The "Hawk Alert:" prefix identifies the university alerting system as sender.
  20. present: The message is signed "Hawk Alert:" at the start, identifying the sending system.
  21. present: "Hawk Alert:" at the start identifies the sending notification system.
  22. present: The "Hawk Alert" signature identifies the alerting system as the source.
  23. present: The "Hawk Alert:" prefix names the alerting system as the source.
  24. present: The prefix "Hawk Alert:" serves as the branded sender identification.
  25. present: The "Hawk Alert" branded prefix identifies the university notification system as sender.
• Hazardabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25: the text names no threat, stating instead "This is a test of the Hawk Alert system" and "This is only a test".

  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: No hazard is named; the message declares itself a test.
  2. absent: Announces a test of the system rather than any specific hazard.
  3. absent: The message is a system test and explicitly describes no emergency.
  4. absent: The subject is only a system test: "This is only a test", with no threat named.
  5. absent: It states plainly "This is only a test" and names no hazard.
  6. absent: The text announces a test and states there is no emergency, naming no threat.
  7. absent: A test message; no specific threat is described.
  8. absent: A system test, with no specific hazard identified.
  9. absent: The message announces a test and names no hazard whatsoever.
  10. absent: The content is a test announcement with no specific hazard described.
  11. absent: The content is a system test, naming no threat at all.
  12. absent: Announces a test of the alert system rather than any named threat.
  13. absent: The message is purely a test notice with no threat identified.
  14. absent: The message declares itself a test and identifies no hazard.
  15. absent: Only a test of the alert system is described, with no specific threat named.
  16. absent: The content is a system test with no threat of any kind named.
  17. absent: The content is a test announcement and names no particular hazard.
  18. absent: The text announces a test and describes no specific hazard.
  19. absent: A system test is announced, not a hazard of any specific kind.
  20. absent: Announces a system test rather than any specific hazard.
  21. absent: The content is a system test, so no specific hazard is named.
  22. absent: The message concerns only a system test and names no threat.
  23. absent: The content is a routine system test with no hazard identified.
  24. absent: Announces only a test of the system, naming no hazard at all.
  25. absent: It announces a system test and names no actual hazard.
• Locationabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25: nothing in the message locates anything; no place, building or area is mentioned.

  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: The text gives no location for anything.
  2. absent: No building, street, or campus area is referenced at all.
  3. absent: Nothing tells the reader where; only a website is given.
  4. absent: The message names no location, only the emergency.uiowa.edu web address.
  5. absent: Nowhere does it state where anything is happening.
  6. absent: The message gives no place, only a website for further information.
  7. absent: No location is given for the test.
  8. absent: Nothing locational is stated anywhere in the message.
  9. absent: No geographic or campus reference appears in the text.
  10. absent: No campus, building, or area is referenced in the text.
  11. absent: The message contains no place reference whatsoever.
  12. absent: The message identifies no place.
  13. absent: Nothing indicates a location for this message.
  14. absent: No place, building, or campus reference appears.
  15. absent: No location of any kind, campus or otherwise, appears in the text.
  16. absent: No place or area is identified in the message.
  17. absent: No building, street, or campus area is referenced in the text.
  18. absent: Nowhere does it say where anything is happening.
  19. absent: The text gives no building, street, county, or campus reference.
  20. absent: Gives no geographic reference for anyone receiving it.
  21. absent: Nowhere does the message reference a place or area.
  22. absent: The text contains no place reference at all.
  23. absent: No place whatsoever is referenced in the message body.
  24. absent: The text names no place, only the emergency website for more information.
  25. absent: No place is mentioned, only the system and a web address for more information.
• Guidanceabsent2/25

  Final assessment

  Absent at 2 of 25: "There are no emergency actions associated to this test" withholds rather than gives protective guidance, although two reads treated the sentence as an instruction.

  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: It states "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", so no protective action is asked.
  2. present: Advises that "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", an instruction on what to do.
  3. absent: Says "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", so no action is directed.
  4. absent: It says "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", the opposite of guidance.
  5. present: It tells recipients there are "no emergency actions associated to this test", instructing them on action.
  6. absent: It says "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", withholding any instruction.
  7. absent: States "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", withholding any instruction.
  8. absent: Says "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", so no protective action is directed.
  9. absent: It states "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", so no action is directed.
  10. absent: It tells readers "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", so no protective action is given.
  11. absent: It states "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", so no action is directed.
  12. absent: States "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", so no protective action is given.
  13. absent: States 'There are no emergency actions associated to this test', so no action is directed.
  14. absent: It states "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", which is the opposite of guidance.
  15. absent: It states "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", withholding any protective instruction.
  16. absent: It states "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", so no action is directed.
  17. absent: It states "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", so no protective action is given.
  18. absent: It says "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", withholding any instruction.
  19. absent: It states "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", withholding any instruction.
  20. absent: Says "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", so no protective action is directed.
  21. absent: It states "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", so no protective action is given.
  22. absent: It says "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", so no action is asked of recipients.
  23. absent: It tells readers "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", the absence of guidance.
  24. absent: Explicitly says "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", so no guidance is given.
  25. absent: It says "There are no emergency actions associated to this test", so no protective action is directed.
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25: no time, date or immediacy cue appears in this test notification.

  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 clock time, date, or immediacy cue is present.
  2. absent: No time, date, or recency marker is included in the text.
  3. absent: No date, time or recency marker appears in the text.
  4. absent: Nothing indicates when, and no recency cue such as "now" is used.
  5. absent: No clock time, date, or word like now conveys recency.
  6. absent: Nothing marks when the test occurs, with no date, clock time, or recency cue.
  7. absent: No time reference such as a clock time or today appears.
  8. absent: No time, date, or recency cue is included.
  9. absent: Neither a time, a date, nor a recency cue is included.
  10. absent: No time, date, or immediacy cue accompanies the test notice.
  11. absent: There is no timestamp, date, or word signalling recency.
  12. absent: Neither a time, a date, nor a word such as "now" is present.
  13. absent: No time, date or immediacy word is present.
  14. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is present.
  15. absent: Nothing in the wording conveys when this is happening or its recency.
  16. absent: No time, date or recency cue such as now appears.
  17. absent: No time, date, or recency marker appears in the message.
  18. absent: No time, date, or immediacy word is included.
  19. absent: There is no time, date, or word conveying recency in the message.
  20. absent: No time, date, or recency marker appears in the text.
  21. absent: The text carries no time, date or recency marker.
  22. absent: Neither a time, a date, nor a recency cue appears in the message.
  23. absent: Nothing in the text fixes a time, date, or sense of immediacy.
  24. absent: Contains no clock time, date, or word signaling when this applies.
  25. absent: The text carries no time, date, or word conveying recency.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25: a declared test conveys no potential harm, and the text explicitly disclaims any emergency actions.

  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 or danger is conveyed in a pure test message.
  2. absent: No harm or severity is described because nothing hazardous is being reported.
  3. absent: No potential harm or severity is conveyed, as the notice disclaims any emergency.
  4. absent: No potential harm or severity is mentioned in this test notice.
  5. absent: No harm or severity is described because the message is a drill.
  6. absent: Since no hazard exists, the message states no possible harm or severity.
  7. absent: No consequences or severity are conveyed.
  8. absent: Because it is only a test, no potential harm is conveyed.
  9. absent: No harm or severity is described, as nothing is actually threatening anyone.
  10. absent: No potential consequence is stated, as nothing hazardous is being reported.
  11. absent: No severity or potential harm is conveyed by a routine test.
  12. absent: A test carries no described consequence or severity.
  13. absent: No potential harm is described since nothing hazardous is reported.
  14. absent: Nothing about consequences or severity is conveyed.
  15. absent: No potential harm is mentioned because the notice concerns a drill.
  16. absent: No harm or severity is described because nothing is actually threatening.
  17. absent: No consequence or severity is described, as nothing threatening is reported.
  18. absent: A test carries no consequences and none are stated.
  19. absent: No severity or potential harm is conveyed in a pure test notice.
  20. absent: No potential harm is conveyed because the message describes only a test.
  21. absent: No potential harm or severity is described, since the message is only a test.
  22. absent: Nothing about harm or seriousness is stated, since the alert is a drill notice.
  23. absent: No consequence or severity is expressed since nothing is actually threatening.
  24. absent: No severity or potential harm is conveyed by a pure test message.
  25. absent: No harm, danger, or severity is described in a message about a routine test.