Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
En Garde: The Oath That Turns Friends Into Adversaries
S2E9
·
The Measure of a Man
To
Turning Off the Witness
S2E9
·
The Measure of a Man
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Riker's vow during the fencing confrontation to do everything within the law presages and leads to his hard prosecutorial act in court—the removal of Data's hand and powering him down."
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.