Assumption and implication
assuming that …
an assumption that …
to take for granted
If we assume that …
If, for the sake of argument, we assume …
based on the assumption that …
the assumptions that underpin …
This assumption is supported by …
… may support the assumption that …
This is presumably due to …
…, presumably because of …
We may surmise that …
If …, then …
If this is the case, then …
It follows that if …, then …
this implies that …
By implication, …
The implication is that …
the implications of …
… may have a number of important implications for …
… has widespread implications
This can be expressed by or as the following implicational statement: