Weather-related early campus closure MU Alert notice — early closure

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 by 25 of 25. The message opens with the branded tag "MU Alert:" and names "MU/UM officials" as the ones closing campus, so the speaking authority is unmistakable.

  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: The message is branded "MU Alert" and attributed to MU/UM officials.
  2. present: It is an "MU Alert" from MU/UM officials.
  3. present: The message carries the "MU Alert" signature and cites MU/UM officials.
  4. present: The "MU Alert" signature and MU/UM officials identify who is speaking.
  5. present: It carries the "MU Alert:" signature and names MU/UM officials.
  6. present: The message is signed "MU Alert" and references MU/UM officials.
  7. present: The branded "MU Alert" tag plus "MU/UM officials" identify who is speaking.
  8. present: The branded tag "MU Alert" plus "MU/UM officials" identifies the sender.
  9. present: It carries the "MU Alert" signature and cites MU/UM officials.
  10. present: The "MU Alert" signature and MU/UM officials identify the sender.
  11. present: It is signed "MU Alert" and attributed to MU/UM officials.
  12. present: It carries the "MU Alert" signature and refers to MU/UM officials.
  13. present: It opens with the "MU Alert:" branded tag and names MU/UM officials.
  14. present: It is signed "MU Alert" and attributed to MU and UM officials.
  15. present: It carries the "MU Alert" signature and cites MU/UM officials.
  16. present: It carries the "MU Alert" signature with MU/UM officials as the deciding authority.
  17. present: It carries the "MU Alert" signature and cites MU/UM officials as deciding the closure.
  18. present: The "MU Alert" signature and "MU/UM officials" identify the sender.
  19. present: The message is branded "MU Alert" and attributed to MU/UM officials.
  20. present: It opens "MU Alert:" and cites MU/UM officials as making the decision.
  21. present: The branded "MU Alert:" prefix and the reference to MU/UM officials identify the sender.
  22. present: The message is tagged "MU Alert" and cites MU/UM officials.
  23. present: It carries the "MU Alert" signature and names MU/UM officials as deciding.
  24. present: The "MU Alert" branded tag identifies MU/UM officials as sender.
  25. present: The "MU Alert" signature and "MU/UM officials" identify who is speaking.
• Hazardabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent by 0 of 25. The closure is attributed only to "due to weather", with no snow, ice or storm named, so the reads found nothing that identifies an actual 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: It cites only "due to weather", a generic phrase rather than a named hazard.
  2. absent: "due to weather" is generic and identifies no specific hazard.
  3. absent: "Due to weather" names no specific threat, so the hazard is not stated.
  4. absent: The stated reason is simply "weather", which does not name a hazard.
  5. absent: The phrase "due to weather" names no specific hazard.
  6. absent: "due to weather" is all that is offered, which is too generic to name a hazard.
  7. absent: The reason is the generic "due to weather" with no specific hazard named.
  8. absent: The phrase "due to weather" does not specify the hazard involved.
  9. absent: The cause is given merely as "weather", not a named hazard.
  10. absent: Closure is attributed only to "weather", with no particular hazard named.
  11. absent: The phrase "due to weather" is generic and identifies no particular hazard.
  12. absent: The stated reason is simply "due to weather", not a specific hazard.
  13. absent: The cause is stated only as "due to weather", too generic to name a hazard.
  14. absent: The cause is stated vaguely as "due to weather" with no specific hazard named.
  15. absent: The phrase "due to weather" is generic and names no particular threat.
  16. absent: The phrase "due to weather" leaves the actual hazard unnamed.
  17. absent: The only reason given is "due to weather", too generic to count as a named hazard.
  18. absent: Again only "due to weather" appears, without naming ice, snow or storm.
  19. absent: The cause is stated only as "due to weather", not a named hazard.
  20. absent: The cause is given only as "due to weather", too generic to name a hazard.
  21. absent: Only "due to weather" is given, which does not specify snow, ice or storm.
  22. absent: "due to weather" alone does not name the specific hazard behind the closure.
  23. absent: The cause given is a bare "due to weather", not a specific named threat.
  24. absent: It attributes the closing to "weather" alone, with no specific hazard named.
  25. absent: The cause is stated only as "weather", which does not name a hazard.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present by 25 of 25. The notice names "campus and system offices" as closing and carves out "UMHC, vet health center, campus dining", placing the action at identifiable sites.

  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: It refers to campus and system offices, UMHC and campus dining.
  2. present: Campus, system offices, UMHC, the vet health center and campus dining are named.
  3. present: It covers campus and system offices, UMHC, the vet health center and campus dining.
  4. present: It covers campus and system offices, UMHC, vet health center and campus dining.
  5. present: Campus and system offices are identified as the affected place.
  6. present: It applies to campus, system offices, UMHC and campus dining.
  7. present: It concerns campus and system offices, UMHC, the vet health center and campus dining.
  8. present: It refers to campus and system offices at MU.
  9. present: Campus, system offices, UMHC and campus dining locate the notice.
  10. present: It names campus and system offices as the affected location.
  11. present: The closure covers campus and system offices, with UMHC and campus dining noted.
  12. present: It closes "campus and system offices" and mentions UMHC and campus dining.
  13. present: It applies to campus and system offices.
  14. present: Campus and system offices, UMHC and campus dining locate the announcement.
  15. present: Campus and system offices are the stated affected locations.
  16. present: The scope is campus and system offices, with UMHC and campus dining mentioned.
  17. present: It refers to campus and system offices, UMHC and campus dining as affected locations.
  18. present: It refers to campus, system offices, UMHC and campus dining.
  19. present: It covers campus, system offices, UMHC, the vet health center and campus dining.
  20. present: It refers to campus and system offices along with campus dining and the vet health center.
  21. present: It names campus and system offices, UMHC, the vet health center and campus dining.
  22. present: It covers campus and system offices along with UMHC and campus dining.
  23. present: The affected place is the campus and system offices.
  24. present: It applies to campus and system offices, with campus dining noted.
  25. present: It concerns campus and system offices, UMHC and campus dining.
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent by 0 of 25. Every read agreed the message only reports an operational decision, closing "at 2 p.m. today", and never tells recipients to shelter, avoid travel or take any protective step.

  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 announces a closing time but asks nothing protective of recipients.
  2. absent: Nothing is asked of recipients beyond noting the closing time.
  3. absent: It reports a closing decision without instructing recipients to do anything protective.
  4. absent: It announces early closure without directing readers to take any protective step.
  5. absent: It states a closing time without directing any protective action.
  6. absent: The message informs of an early closure but prescribes no action for recipients.
  7. absent: Recipients are told when offices close but not what to do for their safety.
  8. absent: It announces an early closing without directing any protective behavior.
  9. absent: It reports a closing decision and asks nothing of recipients protectively.
  10. absent: The message conveys an operational decision, not an action for readers to take.
  11. absent: Nothing instructs recipients to shelter, avoid, or otherwise protect themselves.
  12. absent: It reports a closing time rather than directing any protective action.
  13. absent: The message announces a closure but instructs recipients in no protective behavior.
  14. absent: The message only reports a closing time, offering recipients no protective instruction.
  15. absent: The message directs no protective action to recipients, only announcing early closure.
  16. absent: The message conveys an early closure decision, not a protective action for recipients.
  17. absent: Recipients are told nothing to do; the message simply announces the 2 p.m. closing.
  18. absent: The message conveys a closing time only, with no protective instruction.
  19. absent: No action is requested of recipients beyond noting the closure time.
  20. absent: Readers are informed of the closure but asked to do nothing protective.
  21. absent: Recipients are asked to do nothing; the message just reports an early closing.
  22. absent: Recipients receive only status information, with no protective instruction.
  23. absent: The notice announces closure timing only, without telling recipients to do anything protective.
  24. absent: Recipients get an operational notice, not an instruction to protect themselves.
  25. absent: The message merely announces early closing with no protective instruction.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present by 25 of 25. The closing is set "at 2 p.m. today" and the notice itself is stamped 12:51 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2019, giving both send and effect times.

  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: It states closing "at 2 p.m. today", timed at 12:51 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2019.
  2. present: Offices close "at 2 p.m. today" and the notice is stamped 12:51 p.m. on Feb. 15.
  3. present: It says offices close "at 2 p.m. today" and is stamped 12:51 p.m. Feb. 15, 2019.
  4. present: Offices close "at 2 p.m. today", with the message timed 12:51 p.m. Feb. 15, 2019.
  5. present: Offices close "at 2 p.m. today" and the post is timed 12:51 p.m. Feb. 15.
  6. present: Closing is set for "2 p.m. today", posted 12:51 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2019.
  7. present: It closes offices "at 2 p.m. today", posted at 12:51 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2019.
  8. present: Offices close "at 2 p.m. today", with the notice posted at 12:51 p.m. Feb. 15.
  9. present: It specifies closing "at 2 p.m. today" and is stamped 12:51 p.m. on Feb. 15.
  10. present: Closure is set for "2 p.m. today", stamped 12:51 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2019.
  11. present: It closes offices "at 2 p.m. today" with a 12:51 p.m. send stamp.
  12. present: It sets closure at "2 p.m. today", stamped 12:51 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2019.
  13. present: Closing is set "at 2 p.m. today" with a 12:51 p.m. stamp on Feb. 15, 2019.
  14. present: It closes campus "at 2 p.m. today" and is timed 12:51 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2019.
  15. present: It specifies closing "at 2 p.m. today", timestamped 12:51 p.m. Feb. 15.
  16. present: Closure is set for "2 p.m. today", posted at 12:51 p.m. Feb. 15, 2019.
  17. present: It specifies closing "at 2 p.m. today", with the message timed 12:51 p.m. on Feb. 15.
  18. present: It closes offices "at 2 p.m. today" and is stamped 12:51 p.m. February 15.
  19. present: Closing is set for "2 p.m. today", Feb. 15, 2019, posted at 12:51 p.m.
  20. present: It states offices close "at 2 p.m. today", posted 12:51 p.m. Feb. 15, 2019.
  21. present: Closing is set for "2 p.m. today" with a 12:51 p.m. timestamp on Feb. 15, 2019.
  22. present: It sets closing "at 2 p.m. today" and is stamped 12:51 p.m. Feb. 15.
  23. present: It closes offices "at 2 p.m. today" and is stamped 12:51 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2019.
  24. present: Closing is set "at 2 p.m. today", Feb. 15, 2019, sent 12:51 p.m.
  25. present: Offices close "at 2 p.m. today", posted 12:51 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2019.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent by 0 of 25. Nothing in the text says what the weather could do or how bad it may get; the consequence stated is merely that dining and the health centers keep regular hours.

  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: There is no mention of danger, damage, or severity.
  2. absent: No statement of severity or potential harm appears.
  3. absent: Nothing states what the weather could cause or how serious it is.
  4. absent: Nothing is said about severity or possible harm.
  5. absent: Nothing describes potential harm or how serious the weather is.
  6. absent: Nothing conveys risk, damage or danger from the weather.
  7. absent: There is no mention of danger, damage or how serious conditions might become.
  8. absent: The notice conveys no harm, danger or severity.
  9. absent: Nothing conveys what the weather could do or how bad it is.
  10. absent: Severity and potential harm are never addressed.
  11. absent: No consequence or danger from the weather is described.
  12. absent: Nothing states what the weather could do or how serious it is.
  13. absent: There is no mention of danger, damage, or severity.
  14. absent: No harm or severity of the weather is described in the message.
  15. absent: Nothing conveys danger, harm, or how bad the weather may get.
  16. absent: Nothing states any danger or consequence from the conditions.
  17. absent: No statement of potential harm or severity appears.
  18. absent: Nothing states what the weather could do or how serious it is.
  19. absent: There is no mention of consequences or severity.
  20. absent: No severity, harm or damage potential is described.
  21. absent: Nothing states what the weather could do or how serious it is.
  22. absent: Nothing conveys danger, damage or how severe the weather is.
  23. absent: No consequence or severity statement appears in the message.
  24. absent: Nothing describes risk, harm, or how serious the weather is.
  25. absent: Nothing states what the weather might do or how serious it is.