Causal strong strength

Narrative Connection

How these two moments in the story relate

Why These Connect

The narrative assertion

"Solis’s arrival to deliver a fake message about the Chancellor creates the immediate opportunity for his attempt to manipulate the Matrix controls, directly leading to his interaction with the purple knob and Spandrell’s intervention."

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.