Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Data locks away Lore’s emotion chip
S7E1
·
Descent, Part II
To
Geordi challenges Data’s emotional resignation
S7E1
·
Descent, Part II
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Data reveals he has Lore's emotion chip and expresses being pleased with its destruction, Data explains he would not risk experiencing emotions again, valuing his friendship with Geordi too much to potentially harm him."
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.