Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Picard confronts his fatal flaw
S6E15
·
Tapestry
To
Q Forces Picard to Confront His Past
S6E15
·
Tapestry
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Q showing Picard's stabbing directly leads to offer of altering his past to avoid the artificial heart."
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.