Question

review the third paragraph. eat, drink, shop local buy local campaigns have popped up all over the country, encouraging consumers to support their local community businesses. the movement aims at moving customers away from large, big - box retailers and motivating them to support local business owners, farmers, craftsmen, and other product providers. while buying locally clearly supports ones own community, the value of supporting local businesses goes much further than that. consumers should support local businesses not only to boost the local economy, but also to help cities and towns maintain their own unique identities and cohesive communities. what does the third paragraph do? it describes a major initiative that supports the main claim. it provides statistics that show why people tend to shop online. it introduces information that supports an opposing claim.

Explanation:

The paragraph discusses the "Buy local" campaigns, which support local businesses and communities, reinforcing the main idea of supporting local. It doesn't provide statistics, talk about online - shopping, or support an opposing claim.

Answer:

It describes a major initiative that supports the main claim.