Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Riker Confronts Fractured Memories
S6E21
·
Frame of Mind
To
Riker Rejects Reality in Fractured Therapy
S6E21
·
Frame of Mind
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The holographic crewmates telling Riker it is not real is the direct reason he rejects them and reinforces his asylum reality."
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.