Suspicious device investigation near MU campus

To check this alert, Claude Opus 5.5 (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 the source is present: the updates name "MUPD and emergency personnel" as the responding authority and say MUPD was contacted about the device.

  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: It names 'MUPD and emergency personnel' as the responding authority.
  2. present: It says "MUPD was contacted" and names MUPD and emergency personnel, identifying authorities.
  3. present: It names MUPD and emergency personnel as the responding authorities.
  4. present: It says 'MUPD was contacted' and names MUPD as the responding agency.
  5. present: It says 'MUPD and emergency personnel' responded to the device, naming the university police department as source.
  6. present: It says 'MUPD was contacted' by Campus Facility personnel and names MUPD and emergency personnel.
  7. present: It names 'MUPD and emergency personnel' as the responders evaluating the device.
  8. present: The updates name "MUPD" and emergency personnel as the responding authority.
  9. present: It names 'MUPD' and 'emergency personnel' as the authority responding to the suspicious device.
  10. present: It says 'MUPD was contacted' about the device and names MUPD and emergency personnel as responders.
  11. present: It says 'MUPD was contacted' and 'MUPD and emergency personnel are on the scene', naming the authority.
  12. present: It says 'MUPD was contacted' by facility staff and names MUPD and emergency personnel as the responding authorities.
  13. present: It says 'MUPD and emergency personnel' are evaluating the device, naming the source.
  14. present: It names 'MUPD' and emergency personnel as responders.
  15. present: It names MUPD and emergency personnel.
  16. present: It says 'MUPD and emergency personnel' are handling the device, naming the agency.
  17. present: It names MUPD and 'Emergency personnel' as the responding authorities, identifying who is behind the updates.
  18. present: It names "MUPD" and emergency personnel as the responders evaluating the device, identifying the authority.
  19. present: It says 'MUPD was contacted' by facility staff and cites MUPD and emergency personnel as responders.
  20. present: It says 'MUPD was contacted' and 'MUPD and emergency personnel are on the scene', naming the university police.
  21. present: It names 'MUPD' and emergency personnel as responding, and says Campus Facility personnel reported the device.
  22. present: It says 'MUPD was contacted' and 'MUPD and emergency personnel' are evaluating, naming the authority.
  23. present: It says 'MUPD was contacted' and names MUPD and emergency personnel as the responders.
  24. present: It names "MUPD and emergency personnel" as the authorities evaluating the suspicious device.
  25. present: It names MUPD and emergency personnel as the parties evaluating the device.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: the alert names "a suspicious device" being evaluated to see if it "could possibly be an explosive device", a specific 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. present: It names 'a suspicious device' that could be explosive.
  2. present: It names "a suspicious device" that could "possibly be an explosive device", a specific hazard.
  3. present: It names 'a suspicious device' possibly 'an explosive device'.
  4. present: It reports 'a suspicious device was found outside Hill Hall', possibly explosive.
  5. present: It names 'a suspicious device' that responders evaluated as possibly 'an explosive device', a specific hazard.
  6. present: It describes 'a suspicious device' that responders checked to see if it was 'an explosive device'.
  7. present: It names 'a suspicious device' that might be 'an explosive device', a specific threat.
  8. present: It reports "a suspicious device" being evaluated as a possible explosive.
  9. present: It names 'a suspicious device' being checked as a possible 'explosive device', a specific threat.
  10. present: It reports 'a suspicious device was found outside Hill Hall', a specific hazard.
  11. present: It reports 'a suspicious device was found outside Hill Hall', a specific threat.
  12. present: It names 'a suspicious device' that could 'possibly be an explosive device'.
  13. present: It reports 'a suspicious device' that responders evaluated as possibly 'an explosive device', a specific hazard.
  14. present: It names 'a suspicious device' being evaluated as a possible explosive.
  15. present: It reports "a suspicious device" that could be "an explosive device".
  16. present: It reports 'a suspicious device' being checked as a possible 'explosive device'.
  17. present: It reports 'a suspicious device' being checked as a possible explosive device.
  18. present: It names "a suspicious device" that responders checked to see if it was an explosive device.
  19. present: It concerns 'a suspicious device found outside Hill Hall', a specific hazard.
  20. present: It reports 'a suspicious device was found outside Hill Hall' possibly an explosive, a specific hazard.
  21. present: It reports 'a suspicious device' being evaluated as possibly 'an explosive device', which is a specific hazard.
  22. present: It reports 'a suspicious device was found' outside a building, which names a specific hazard.
  23. present: It reports 'a suspicious device was found outside Hill Hall', possibly explosive.
  24. present: It reports "a suspicious device" that could "possibly be an explosive device," a specific hazard.
  25. present: It reports 'a suspicious device' that might be 'an explosive device', a specific hazard.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: the device was found "outside Hill Hall" (also "near Hill Hall"), a named campus building.

  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 gives 'outside Hill Hall' as the location.
  2. present: It places the suspicious device "outside Hill Hall", a specific named building on the Missouri campus.
  3. present: It places the device 'outside Hill Hall'.
  4. present: It names 'Hill Hall' as the place where the suspicious device was found outside.
  5. present: It locates the suspicious device 'outside Hill Hall', a specific named building on campus.
  6. present: It says the suspicious device was found 'outside Hill Hall', a specific building on campus.
  7. present: It places the suspicious device 'outside Hill Hall', which is a specific campus building.
  8. present: The suspicious device was found "outside Hill Hall", which is a specific building on campus.
  9. present: It locates the suspicious device 'outside Hill Hall', a specific campus building.
  10. present: It names 'Hill Hall' as the place where the suspicious device was found outside the building.
  11. present: It names 'Hill Hall' as the building outside of which the suspicious device was found by facilities staff.
  12. present: It places the suspicious device 'outside Hill Hall', a specific named building on the University of Missouri campus.
  13. present: It places the suspicious device 'outside Hill Hall', a named campus building.
  14. present: It places the device 'outside Hill Hall'.
  15. present: It gives "near Hill Hall".
  16. present: The suspicious device was found 'outside Hill Hall', a specific named building on the Missouri campus.
  17. present: It says the suspicious device was found 'outside Hill Hall', a specific named building on campus.
  18. present: It locates the suspicious device "near Hill Hall" and "outside Hill Hall", a specific campus building.
  19. present: It names 'Hill Hall' as the place where the suspicious device was found outside.
  20. present: It places the device 'near Hill Hall' and 'outside Hill Hall'.
  21. present: It says the suspicious device was found 'outside Hill Hall', which is a specific named building on campus.
  22. present: It places the suspicious device 'outside Hill Hall', a specific named campus building.
  23. present: It places the suspicious device 'outside Hill Hall', a specific named building on campus.
  24. present: It places the suspicious device "outside Hill Hall" and "near Hill Hall," a named building.
  25. present: It says the device was 'found outside Hill Hall'.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: recipients are told "Please avoid the area" and later to "continue to avoid the area", a clear 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. present: It asks readers to 'Please avoid the area' and to continue avoiding it.
  2. present: It says "Please avoid the area" and "continue to avoid the area", a protective action.
  3. present: It instructs 'Please avoid the area'.
  4. present: It instructs 'Please avoid the area' and later 'continue to avoid the area'.
  5. present: It says 'Please avoid the area' and 'continue to avoid the area'.
  6. present: It says 'Please avoid the area' and 'continue to avoid the area'.
  7. present: It instructs 'Please avoid the area' and 'continue to avoid the area'.
  8. present: Recipients are told to "Please avoid the area" and "continue to avoid the area".
  9. present: It tells readers to 'Please avoid the area' and 'continue to avoid the area'.
  10. present: It says 'Please avoid the area' and 'continue to avoid the area'.
  11. present: It tells readers to 'Please avoid the area' and 'continue to avoid the area'.
  12. present: It repeatedly says 'Please avoid the area' and 'continue to avoid the area'.
  13. present: It tells readers to 'Please avoid the area' and 'continue to avoid the area'.
  14. present: It says 'Please avoid the area'.
  15. present: It says "Please avoid the area" and "continue to avoid the area".
  16. present: It tells recipients 'Please avoid the area' and 'continue to avoid the area'.
  17. present: It repeatedly says 'Please avoid the area' and 'continue to avoid the area'.
  18. present: It repeatedly asks readers to "Please avoid the area" while the device is being evaluated.
  19. present: It says 'Please avoid the area' and 'continue to avoid the area'.
  20. present: It repeatedly tells recipients to 'Please avoid the area' and 'continue to avoid the area'.
  21. present: It says 'Please avoid the area' and 'continue to avoid the area'.
  22. present: It tells recipients 'Please avoid the area' and to 'continue to avoid the area'.
  23. present: It instructs 'Please avoid the area' and 'continue to avoid the area'.
  24. present: It repeatedly says "Please avoid the area" and "continue to avoid the area," protective actions.
  25. present: It tells recipients to 'Please avoid the area' and 'continue to avoid the area'.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: the thread is dated "Nov. 23, 2016" with stamped updates running from 9:45 a.m. to 1:20 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 is dated 'Nov. 23, 2016' with times from '9:45 a.m.' to '1:20 p.m.'.
  2. present: It is dated "Nov. 23, 2016" with times from "9:45 a.m." to "1:20 p.m."
  3. present: It is dated 'Nov. 23, 2016' with times from '9:45 a.m.' to '1:20 p.m.'.
  4. present: It is dated 'Nov. 23, 2016' with stamps from '9:45 a.m.' to '1:20 p.m.'
  5. present: It is dated 'Nov. 23, 2016' with times from '9:45 a.m.' to '1:20 p.m.'.
  6. present: It gives 'Nov. 23, 2016' and times from '9:45 a.m.' to '1:20 p.m.'.
  7. present: It is dated 'Nov. 23, 2016' with times from '9:45 a.m.' to '1:20 p.m.'
  8. present: It is dated "Nov. 23, 2016" with time stamps from "9:45 a.m." to "1:20 p.m."
  9. present: It is dated 'Nov. 23, 2016' with clock times from '9:45 a.m.' to '1:20 p.m.'
  10. present: It is dated 'Nov. 23, 2016' with times from '9:45 a.m.' to '1:20 p.m.'.
  11. present: It is dated 'Nov. 23, 2016' with updates from '9:45 a.m.' to '1:20 p.m.'.
  12. present: It is dated 'Nov. 23, 2016' with times from '9:45 a.m.' to '1:20 p.m.'.
  13. present: It is dated 'Nov. 23, 2016' with times from 9:45 a.m. to 1:20 p.m.
  14. present: It is dated 'Nov. 23, 2016' with times from '9:45 a.m.' to '1:20 p.m.'.
  15. present: It gives "Nov. 23, 2016" and times "9:45 a.m." to "1:20 p.m."
  16. present: It is dated 'Nov. 23, 2016' with times from '9:45 a.m.' to '1:20 p.m.'
  17. present: It is dated 'Nov. 23, 2016' with updates from '9:45 a.m.' to '1:20 p.m.'
  18. present: It is dated "Nov. 23, 2016" and gives update times from "9:45 a.m." through "1:20 p.m."
  19. present: It is dated 'Nov. 23, 2016' with times from '9:45 a.m.' to '1:20 p.m.'.
  20. present: It is dated 'Nov. 23, 2016' with times from '9:45 a.m.' to '1:20 p.m.'
  21. present: It is dated 'Nov. 23, 2016' with times from '9:45 a.m.' to '1:20 p.m.'.
  22. present: It is dated 'Nov. 23, 2016' with updates from '9:45 a.m.' to '1:20 p.m.'
  23. present: It is dated 'Nov. 23, 2016' with updates from '9:45 a.m.' to '1:20 p.m.'
  24. present: It gives "Nov. 23, 2016" and times "9:45 a.m." to "1:20 p.m."
  25. present: It is dated 'Nov. 23, 2016' with updates from '9:45 a.m.' to '1:20 p.m.'.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads find impact absent: the alert only asks whether the device could be explosive and never states what harm it could cause, later calling it "harmless".

  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: It raises whether the device 'could possibly be an explosive' but not what harm it could cause.
  2. absent: It raises the possibility of an explosive but never states what harm it could cause.
  3. absent: It asks whether the device 'could possibly be an explosive device' but does not state what harm it could do.
  4. absent: Asking whether it 'could possibly be an explosive device' names the hazard but states no consequence.
  5. absent: It never says what the device could do and later calls it 'harmless'.
  6. absent: It checks whether the device is explosive but never states what harm it could do.
  7. absent: It checks whether the device is explosive but never states what harm it could cause.
  8. absent: It never states what the device could do and ultimately says it "was harmless".
  9. absent: It mentions a possible explosive but never states consequences, and later calls the device 'harmless'.
  10. absent: It says only that responders will check 'if it could possibly be an explosive device', without stating any harm.
  11. absent: It says responders will determine 'if it could possibly be an explosive device' but never states harm it could cause.
  12. absent: It raises the possibility of an explosive device but never states what harm it could cause.
  13. absent: It raises the possibility of an explosive but does not state what harm it could cause.
  14. absent: It only raises whether the device 'could possibly be an explosive' without stating harm, and later calls it harmless.
  15. absent: It concludes the device "was harmless" and states no consequence.
  16. absent: It checks whether it 'could possibly be an explosive device' but never states harm it could cause.
  17. absent: It never says what the device could do and later calls it 'harmless'.
  18. absent: It concludes the device "was harmless" and never states what harm a real device could have caused.
  19. absent: It asks whether it 'could possibly be an explosive device' but never states what harm could result.
  20. absent: It checks whether it 'could possibly be an explosive device' but never states resulting harm, later calling it harmless.
  21. absent: It raises the possibility of an explosive but does not state what harm it could cause.
  22. absent: It asks whether it 'could possibly be an explosive device' but never states any harm it could cause.
  23. absent: It asks whether the device 'could possibly be an explosive' but never states what harm it could cause.
  24. absent: It later says the device was "harmless" and never states a potential consequence such as injury.
  25. absent: It raises the possibility of an explosive but never states what harm it could cause to people.