Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Picard confronts Data’s unanswerable silence
S4E14
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Clues
To
Data reveals Paxan inevitability
S4E14
·
Clues
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Data reporting an immediate risk prompts Picard to demand an explanation, leading Data (via Troi) to reveal the Paxans and their intentions."
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.