If causal relations are grounded in the complete concept of a substance, then 'A causes B' is analytically entailed by the full description of A—making the connection analytic, not synthetic.

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Analytically entailed(epistemology/logic): When a conclusion must be true just by understanding what the words mean, without needing any extra information about the real world. For example, 'bachelors are unmarried' is analytically entailed because being unmarried is part of what 'bachelor' means.
Complete concept of a substance(as used in metaphysics and Leibniz's philosophy): A total, exhaustive description of what something is—everything true about it, including all its properties and what it will do.
Synthetic(as a type of statement or truth): A claim that depends on facts about the world rather than just the definitions of the words used—for example, 'water boils at 100°C' is synthetic because you have to test it, not just look up what 'water' means.
analytic(Used to establish that males exist if bachelors exist): A sentence or truth that holds in virtue of meaning alone, such that the predicate is contained in the subject concept.

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