Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Picard orders Enterprise withdrawal
S4E26
·
Redemption
To
Picard orders withdrawal from Klingon crisis
S4E26
·
Redemption
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Data reports the Bortas is sustaining heavy damage, so Picard orders a course away from the combat area. Riker questions the decision, as this would sacrifice Worf and Gowron to the Duras family ships."
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.