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@@ -241,13 +241,34 @@ All potential properties are listed in the <<loggingConfigurationReference,loggi
 
 === Logging categories
 
-Logging is done on a per-category basis, with each category being configured independently.
-A category configuration recursively applies to all subcategories of that category unless there is a more specific matching sub-category configuration.
+Logging is configured on a per-category basis, with each category being configured independently.
+Configuration for a category applies recursively to all subcategories unless there is a more specific subcategory configuration.
 
-The parent of all logging categories is called the "root category".
-This category, being the ultimate parent, may contain configuration which applies globally to all other categories. This includes the globally configured handlers and formatters.
+The parent of all logging categories is called the "root category."
+As the ultimate parent, this category might contain a configuration that applies globally to all other categories.
+This includes the globally configured handlers and formatters.
+
+.An example of a global configuration that applies to all categories:
+====
+[source, properties]
+----
+quarkus.log.handlers=console,mylog
+----
+
+In this example, the root category is configured to use two handlers: `console` and `mylog`.
+====
+
+.An example of a per-category configuration:
+====
+[source, properties]
+----
+quarkus.log.category."org.apache.kafka.clients".level=INFO
+quarkus.log.category."org.apache.kafka.common.utils".level=INFO
+----
+
+This example shows how you can configure the minimal log level on the categories `org.apache.kafka.clients` and `org.apache.kafka.common.utils`.
+====
 
-Thus, configurations made under `quarkus.log.console.+*+`, `quarkus.log.file.+*+`, and `quarkus.log.syslog.+*+` are global and apply for all categories.
 For more information, see <<loggingConfigurationReference>>.
 
 If you want to configure something extra for a specific category, create a named handler like `quarkus.log.handler.[console|file|syslog].<your-handler-name>.*` and set it up for that category by using `quarkus.log.category.<my-category>.handlers`.