Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Data Refuses: Picard Confronts the Moral and Legal Gap
S2E9
·
The Measure of a Man
To
Violation of Quarters — Data's Resignation
S2E9
·
The Measure of a Man
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Data's explicit refusal to submit to Maddox's procedure precipitates his decision to resign from Starfleet as the only legal means to block the transfer."
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.