Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Activation: Lal's First Questions and Data's Claim
S3E16
·
The Offspring
To
Lal Names Fear — First Emotion
S3E16
·
The Offspring
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Lal's philosophical inquiries and rapid evolution into sentience directly lead to her later recognition of emotion, specifically fear, during her 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.