Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Leo's Bombshell: Bartlet Accepts Censure in Stunned Silence
S3E11
·
100,000 Airplanes
To
Bartlet and Sam Lamentably Shelve the Cancer-Cure Pledge
S3E11
·
100,000 Airplanes
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The news of Bartlet's censure leads directly to his consideration of a bold cancer-cure pledge as a means of redemption, showing the censure's impact on presidential decision-making."
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.