Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Riker executes the VISOR gambit
S6E18
·
Starship Mine
To
Riker’s last-resort gambit executes
S6E18
·
Starship Mine
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Data reports a ship approaching (beat_391b17669b438b4d), so Riker instructs Data to stop it, since he is unaffected by Beverly's modification (beat_6526414fffa616d5)."
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.