Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Data Reveals Forged Stargazer Logs Implicating Picard
S1E10
·
The Battle
To
Picard Faces the Forged Confession
S1E10
·
The Battle
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Data’s revelation of the forged log entry directly leads to Riker confronting Picard with the damning recording, intensifying the captain's mental crisis."
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.