活かつ字じ信しん仰こう

noun

belief that printed matter is reliable

Refers to the tendency to trust anything that appears in print, often used critically to describe uncritical acceptance of written information.

• 活かつ字じ信しん仰こうが強つよいと、新しん聞ぶんに書かいてあることは全ぜん部ぶ正ただしいと思おもい込こんでしまう。

  If you have a strong belief in the printed word, you end up assuming everything written in the newspaper is correct.