Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
The Bridge of Broken Logic: When Emotion Overwhelms Reason
S3E23
·
Sarek
To
The Weight of Truth: Picard’s Reluctant Confrontation
S3E23
·
Sarek
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The heated argument leads Data to intervene, breaking the tension and causing them to realize they are being influenced by Sarek's emotions."
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.