Statewide emergency test MU Alert system notice

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 acting bodies are named: "Boone County OEM will not sound sirens today" and "MU will not test the emergency notification system".

  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: "Boone County OEM" and "MU" are named as the bodies cancelling the sirens and the test.
  2. present: "Boone County OEM" and "MU" are identified as the bodies cancelling the siren test.
  3. present: Boone County OEM and MU are named as the bodies postponing the sirens and test.
  4. present: MU and Boone County OEM are named as the bodies that will not run the test.
  5. present: "Boone County OEM" and "MU" are named as the bodies that will not sound sirens or test the system.
  6. present: "Boone County OEM" and "MU" are both named as the parties calling off the drill.
  7. present: "Boone County OEM" and MU are named as the bodies postponing the sirens and the test.
  8. present: "Boone County OEM" and MU are named as the parties that will not sound sirens or test.
  9. present: MU and the "Boone County OEM" are named as the parties postponing the drill and sirens.
  10. present: "Boone County OEM" and "MU" are named as the bodies cancelling the drill.
  11. present: "Boone County OEM" and "MU" are named as the parties running or cancelling the drill.
  12. present: "Boone County OEM" and "MU" are identified as the bodies cancelling the drill.
  13. present: "Boone County OEM" and "MU" are named as the bodies cancelling the drill.
  14. present: "Boone County OEM" and MU are named as the bodies that will not sound sirens or test.
  15. present: "Boone County OEM" and MU are named as the bodies that will not sound sirens or test.
  16. present: "Boone County OEM" and MU are named as the bodies that will not sound sirens or test.
  17. present: "Boone County OEM" and "MU" are named as the bodies cancelling and rescheduling the drill.
  18. present: Boone County OEM and MU are both named as the parties not sounding sirens or testing.
  19. present: Boone County OEM and MU are named as the bodies cancelling the siren test.
  20. present: "Boone County OEM" and MU are identified as the bodies making the postponement decision.
  21. present: "Boone County OEM" and "MU" are both named as the bodies deciding not to run the drill.
  22. present: "Boone County OEM" and MU are both named as the bodies making this decision.
  23. present: "Boone County OEM" and MU are named as the agencies behind the postponed drill.
  24. present: MU and the Boone County OEM are named as the parties postponing and sounding the sirens.
  25. present: MU and the Boone County OEM are identified as the parties cancelling the drill.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present by 25 of 25. A weather threat is named as the cause of the change: "Due to a potential for severe weather, the statewide tornado drill has been postponed."

  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: It cites "a potential for severe weather" as the reason for postponement, naming a weather threat.
  2. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" and a tornado drill, naming the weather hazard.
  3. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" and the tornado drill, naming the hazard type.
  4. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" and the tornado drill being postponed.
  5. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" and the tornado drill, naming the weather hazard involved.
  6. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" and refers to the tornado drill.
  7. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" and the tornado drill being pushed back.
  8. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" as the reason for postponement.
  9. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" and the tornado drill being rescheduled.
  10. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" and the tornado drill, naming the weather threat.
  11. present: "Due to a potential for severe weather" names severe weather as the reason for postponement.
  12. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" and the tornado drill itself.
  13. present: "a potential for severe weather" names the weather threat that caused postponement.
  14. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" and the tornado drill, naming the hazard type.
  15. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" and the tornado drill, naming the weather hazard.
  16. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" and the tornado drill being postponed.
  17. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" as the reason the drill was postponed.
  18. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" as the reason for postponement, a named hazard.
  19. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" and a tornado drill as the subject matter.
  20. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" and the tornado drill being rescheduled.
  21. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" as the reason and identifies the exercise as a tornado drill.
  22. present: "Due to a potential for severe weather" names severe weather as the reason for postponement.
  23. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" and the tornado drill being rescheduled.
  24. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" and the tornado drill being pushed back.
  25. present: It cites "a potential for severe weather" as the reason for postponement, naming that hazard.
• Locationpresent22/25

  Final assessment

  Present by 22 of 25. The statewide drill plus the Boone County sirens supply the affected area; three reads found no campus, building or street named.

  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 scope is the statewide drill plus Boone County sirens, a geographic reference.
  2. present: It refers to the statewide drill and Boone County sirens as the affected area.
  3. absent: No place is identified beyond the statewide scope of the drill itself.
  4. present: Boone County and MU are given as the affected places.
  5. present: The statewide drill, Boone County sirens and MU identify the affected places.
  6. present: The scope is the "statewide tornado drill" with Boone County sirens and MU's system.
  7. present: Boone County and MU identify the affected area.
  8. present: It refers to the statewide drill and Boone County sirens, identifying the affected area.
  9. present: Boone County and MU are the named places where sirens and the test would occur.
  10. present: Boone County and MU are the named places where sirens will not sound.
  11. present: The statewide drill, Boone County sirens, and MU together locate the announcement.
  12. present: Boone County and MU are the named places where sirens and the test would have sounded.
  13. present: Boone County and the statewide scope indicate where the drill applied.
  14. present: Boone County and the statewide scope give the geographic reference.
  15. absent: No place is identified beyond the implied jurisdiction; no building, street, or campus is named.
  16. present: Boone County and the statewide scope indicate where the drill applies.
  17. present: Boone County is named as the jurisdiction where sirens will not sound.
  18. present: The notice covers Boone County sirens and MU, identifying the affected area.
  19. present: The drill is statewide with Boone County sirens and MU's own notification system.
  20. present: Boone County and MU are the named places affected by the postponement.
  21. present: Boone County and MU's notification system place the postponed drill geographically.
  22. present: Boone County and the statewide scope of the drill give the geographic frame.
  23. present: Boone County is named as the area where sirens will not sound.
  24. present: Boone County is the named place for the sirens that will not sound.
  25. absent: No place is identified beyond the organizations involved in the drill.
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent by 0 of 25. The notice only reports what will not happen and reschedules the drill; no protective action is requested of readers.

  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: Recipients are told only what will not happen and are given no protective action.
  2. absent: No protective action is asked of readers, only notice that the drill moved.
  3. absent: The note only announces a postponement and asks nothing of recipients.
  4. absent: Recipients are asked to do nothing; the note only announces the postponement and new date.
  5. absent: Recipients are given no protective action, only notice that the drill has been rescheduled.
  6. absent: Recipients are given no action to take, the note only reports a postponement.
  7. absent: Nothing asks recipients to take any action, it only announces the postponement.
  8. absent: Nothing is asked of recipients; the notice only reschedules the drill.
  9. absent: Recipients are given no protective action, only notice that the drill is postponed.
  10. absent: Nothing is asked of recipients; it only cancels and reschedules the exercise.
  11. absent: It reports a schedule change and asks recipients to do nothing protective.
  12. absent: The notice cancels and reschedules a drill without instructing recipients to do anything.
  13. absent: No protective action is requested, the notice only reschedules a drill.
  14. absent: It only announces a postponement and asks nothing of recipients.
  15. absent: The notice only reports a postponement and gives recipients no action to take.
  16. absent: The notice gives recipients no protective action, only a schedule change.
  17. absent: Readers are given a schedule change only, with no protective action asked of them.
  18. absent: Recipients are given no action to take, only notice that the drill moved.
  19. absent: No protective action is requested of recipients; the note only reschedules a drill.
  20. absent: No protective action is requested; the note only says sirens will not sound today.
  21. absent: The notice simply cancels and reschedules; no action is asked of the reader.
  22. absent: Recipients are given no action to take, only told sirens will not sound and the test is off.
  23. absent: Nothing instructs recipients to take any protective step.
  24. absent: Recipients are given no action to take, only news that the drill moved.
  25. absent: Nothing is asked of recipients; the notice only reschedules the exercise.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present by 25 of 25. Both times are given: sirens will not sound "today at 1:30 p.m." and the drill moves to "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.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: It gives "today at 1:30 p.m." and the rescheduled "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m."
  2. present: It gives "today at 1:30 p.m." and the new date "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m."
  3. present: It gives both the cancelled 1:30 p.m. time today and the new Thursday, March 17 slot.
  4. present: It gives "today at 1:30 p.m." and a new date of "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m.".
  5. present: It gives "today at 1:30 p.m." and the new date, "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m."
  6. present: It sets the new date as "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m." and says sirens will not sound today.
  7. present: It gives "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m." as the new drill date and time.
  8. present: It says sirens will not sound "today at 1:30 p.m." and the new date is "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m."
  9. present: It gives both the cancelled 1:30 p.m. slot today and the new date, Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m.
  10. present: It gives "today at 1:30 p.m." and a new date of "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m.".
  11. present: It cites "today at 1:30 p.m." and a new date of "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m.".
  12. present: It gives "today at 1:30 p.m." and the new date "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m.".
  13. present: "today at 1:30 p.m." and "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m." give times.
  14. present: Dates and times are precise: not "today at 1:30 p.m." but "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m.".
  15. present: It supplies both "today at 1:30 p.m." and the new date "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m.".
  16. present: It names "today at 1:30 p.m." and the new date "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m."
  17. present: It gives the new date and time, "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m.", and "today at 1:30 p.m."
  18. present: It gives "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m." and says sirens will not sound "today at 1:30 p.m.".
  19. present: It gives today at 1:30 p.m. and the new date "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m.".
  20. present: It gives "today at 1:30 p.m." and the new date "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m.".
  21. present: It gives both today's 1:30 p.m. cancellation and the new date, "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m.".
  22. present: It cites "today at 1:30 p.m." and a new date of "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m."
  23. present: It reschedules to "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m." and cancels "today at 1:30 p.m."
  24. present: It gives both the cancelled 1:30 p.m. time today and the new Thursday, March 17 time.
  25. present: "today at 1:30 p.m." and "Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m." supply times and dates.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent by 0 of 25. The "potential for severe weather" appears only as a scheduling reason, with no consequence or danger described.

  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 potential severe weather is mentioned without any stated consequence or danger.
  2. absent: Nothing describes what the potential severe weather could do.
  3. absent: No consequence or severity of the potential severe weather is described.
  4. absent: No consequence of the severe weather is described, only that the drill moves.
  5. absent: No harm or severity is described; the severe weather is mentioned only as a scheduling reason.
  6. absent: No consequence of the potential severe weather is described.
  7. absent: The severe weather potential is mentioned without any description of harm it could cause.
  8. absent: The severe weather potential is mentioned as a scheduling reason, with no consequence described.
  9. absent: The severe weather potential is mentioned without any statement of what it could cause.
  10. absent: No consequence or severity of the potential severe weather is described.
  11. absent: The possible severe weather is mentioned without any statement of what it could do.
  12. absent: No description of what the potential severe weather could do is offered.
  13. absent: The severe weather potential is mentioned without any stated consequence.
  14. absent: No statement of what the severe weather could do to people or property appears.
  15. absent: No description of what the severe weather might do or how dangerous it could be appears.
  16. absent: No consequence or severity of the potential severe weather is stated.
  17. absent: The potential severe weather is mentioned without any description of what it could do.
  18. absent: No description of what severe weather could do or how serious it might be.
  19. absent: No harm or severity from the potential severe weather is stated.
  20. absent: Severe weather potential is mentioned without any description of possible damage or danger.
  21. absent: No harm or severity from the potential severe weather is described in the notice.
  22. absent: The potential severe weather is named without any statement of what it might do.
  23. absent: No harm or severity from the severe weather is described.
  24. absent: No harm or severity from the potential severe weather is described.
  25. absent: The severe weather potential is mentioned without any statement of what it could do.