Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Picard weighs Barclay’s autonomy
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The Nth Degree
To
Barclay’s desperate reactor intervention
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The Nth Degree
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Picard decides not to restrict Barclay which then creates the opportunity for him to identify thermal levels and neutron emissions."
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.