Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Tamarian attack forces Federation retaliation
S5E2
·
Darmok
To
Picard bridges the Tamarian language gap
S5E2
·
Darmok
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Due to attack, Riker needs to fire back."
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.