"takes for granted"

[jwheeler]

I keep running across the phrase "takes for granted" and confuse myself by overanalyzing it. Would it be appropriate to make the substitution and instead say "makes the unwarranted assumption" or "assumes, without reason/basis, that X is true"? Those make more sense to me, but I don't want to use them if they don't quite mean the same thing.

Many thanks!

[Dave Killoran]

I keep running across the phrase "takes for granted" and confuse myself by overanalyzing it. Would it be appropriate to make the substitution and instead say "makes the unwarranted assumption" or "assumes, without reason/basis, that X is true"? Those make more sense to me, but I don't want to use them if they don't quite mean the same thing.

Many thanks!

Hi J,

I typically take it to mean "assumes" unless context suggest some alternate interpretation (such as to undervalue something, although that usage is quite rare on the LSAT).

It sounds like you tend to use "assumes," so you will be just fine. Thanks!