Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Riker’s fractured readiness
S5E15
·
Power Play
To
Data challenges Riker’s search strategy
S5E15
·
Power Play
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Riker affirming their readiness for duty after being scanned by Beverly despite a mysterious event is the direct cause of Data's defiance of Riker's orders and recommendation to search near the southern polar region."
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.