Causal
medium strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Crew confirms Enterprise's molecular decay
S7E17
·
Masks
To
Picard manipulates Data’s personas for temple sign
S7E17
·
Masks
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Picard expresses an understanding that they need to understand more about Masaka and declares that he will try to access and communicate with her which then leads to him finding Data in the form of an old man."
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.