Using Examples as Support
Examples are perhaps the easiest kind of supporting detail to use because you can often take examples from your own knowledge and experience. You don't always have to search the library or the Internet for supporting material. Furthermore, examples make your writing lively and interesting, and your reader is more likely to remember your point if you support it with a memorable example.
Words and phrases that introduce examples include for example, for instance, and such as. See Transition Signals on pages 31-34 in Chapter 2 for more information about introducing examples.