Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Fractured Accountability and Fading Hope Amid Warp Catastrophe
S1E6
·
Where No One Has Gone Before
To
Picard Commands Thought to Quell Illusion and Confronts the Traveler
S1E6
·
Where No One Has Gone Before
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Picard’s order for mental discipline directly leads to the demonstration of thought's power by commanding a crewmember to 'think away' the fire, linking command to action."
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.