What is the difference between " _soshite_ ", " _suruto_ " and " _sorede_ "?  
I am unable to distinguish the used-cases - they all seem to indicate 'If A
happens then...'

> jibun no koto o otona da to omoimasu ka?  
>  ........, 10 nin chuu 8 nin ga etc etc

What would be the appropriate conjunction here?
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Different ways to express 'if A happens'
I am certain that a Japanese native will at some point put out a more accurate
or informative answer than this, but since no one has yet...

そして{soshite}, すると{suruto}, and それで{sorede} are roughly synonymous, meaning
essentially "and then":

**そして** , commonly meaning " **and/then/and then** " or a more word-for-word
translation being " **after that is/was done** " is commonly put between two
actions, to show the **order** of "first this, then that":

>
> ケーキ{keeki}を{wo}作って{tsukutte}、そして{soshite}パーティー{paatii}の{no}じゅんび{junbi}を{wo}した{shita}。
>
> I baked a cake, **then** prepared for the party.

it can also be used before the last word in a list of two or more nouns or
noun phrases to link all of them, grouping them together with the verb or
adjective that follows:

> この{kono}がっこう{gakkou}は{wa}びじゅつぶ{bijutsu bu}、テニスぶ{tennis
> bu}、そして{soshite}けんどうぶ{kendo bu}、ぜんぶ{zembu}が{ga}ゆうめい{yuumei}です{desu}。
>
> At this school, the art club, tennis club, **and** kendo club are all
> famous.

すると{suruto}, and それで{sorede} are both words that can mean something a little
more "literary", such as: " **thereupon** " as well as " **with that/following
that/from that** " **すると** is put between two actions, or at the start of a
new sentence, to show that the actions before it and after it are linked,
either in **order** by time, the same way as そして{soshite}, or even more
specifically in the case of **それで** as a **cause/effect** relationship.

>
> アラジン{Alladin}は{wa}ランプ{lamp}を{o}こすった{kosutta}。すると{suruto}、ジニー{genie}が{ga}とうじょう{toujou}した{shita}。
>
> Alladin rubbed the lamp. **Following that** , a genie appeared.

Another usage, though not one I personally have heard often, is to mean
something along the lines of " **Well then,** " or " **So,** " ...at the
beginning a sentence:

> すると{suruto}、あなた{anata}は{wa}なに{nani}を{o}した{shita}か{ka}？
>
> **So,** what did you do **(then)**?  
>  **So then** , what did you do?  
>  **Well then** , what did you do?

To my knowledge, **すると** , and **それで** are almost interchangeable, except that
it seems, (from my experience) that while すると can start a sentence or phrase
OR be "attached" to a verb mid-sentence in its linking function, それで is placed
at the beginning of a sentence or phrase, and does not "attach" to verbs like
すると:

> あの{ano}こ{ko}と{to}はなし{hanashisuruto} **すると** 、やっと{yatto}わかった{wakatta}。  
>  あの{ano}こ{ko}と{to}はなした{hanashita}。 **すると** 、やっと{suruto yatto}わかった{wakatta}。  
>  あの{ano}こ{ko}と{to}はなした{hanashita}。 **それで** やっと{sorede yatto}わかった{wakatta}。
>
> I spoke to (her/that child), **and (then/from that)** I finally understood.
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