Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Page 244 — The Book's Loophole
S2E12
·
The Royale
To
Loaded Dice, Legal Fiction
S2E12
·
The Royale
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Riker’s realization that ownership is the key to freedom directly triggers Data’s focus on amassing chips—making the craps table not a setting but a battlefield of probability, where victory must be mathematically engineered, not gambled."
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.