Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Bartlet’s Defiant Smoke Break on the Frozen Colonnade
S2E14
·
The War At Home
To
Bartlet Overrides Dissent and Greenlights Cassiopeia
S2E14
·
The War At Home
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Bartlet's defiance on the colonnade leads directly to his decisive action in the Situation Room, initiating the 'Cassiopeia' operation."
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.