Sometimes I've encountered some questions which ask me to state my opinion and give details or examples to support my opinion.
I am a little confused about using details and examples. For me, as long as I make my point more specific and add more information, I would consider the point has been developed.
But I've heard of others' responses to these questions and they added a linking word such as 'for example' and I didn't see any difference between detail and an example which has been used in my response and theirs.
For example, here is the question:
What is your favorite movie and explain why do you like it?
My answer might be:
I like action movies, to be honest. Because I like furious scenes and I think it would be so much intensive that would attract me during the film. For example, one day I watched Dragon and Tiger with my dude in my home, I didn't even go to the bathroom after drinking a bowl of water.
In this answer, what if I delete the linking word 'for example', would it be detail or example.
Best Answer
Detail and example mean different things. Suppose we are talking about horror movies. If I ask you to give me an example of a horror movie, your answer might be Halloween (2018). Now if I ask you about the details of a particular horror movie, your answer might be that the killer killed ten people altogether. As you can see here, an example gives a single instance of something, while details give further explanation of something.