Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Worf’s emergency summons interrupts Troi and Riker
S6E3
·
Man of the People
To
Troi confides in Riker about Maylor’s threat
S6E3
·
Man of the People
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"While reading the crew evaluation reports, Riker and Troi are interrupted when Worf reports an emergency in Alkar's quarters. Thus, this sets up a shift toward the emergency and away from the evaluation reports."
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.