Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Riker’s de-evolution reveals crew-wide crisis
S7E19
·
Genesis
To
Picard learns he faces de-evolution
S7E19
·
Genesis
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Data provides context to what is happening to Riker, which leads Data to discover that Picard is infected also."
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.