Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Data's Breakthrough in Performative Comedy
S2E4
·
The Outrageous Okona
To
Data's Unintentionally Perfect Punchline
S2E4
·
The Outrageous Okona
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Data's Holodeck experiment with an audience teaches him the importance of response/timing, which contributes to his accidental comedic success on the bridge when he elicits genuine laughter."
About Causal Connections
A directly causes B. The first event sets forces in motion that produce the second. These are the load-bearing connections of plot--remove one and the story structure collapses.