diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/playbooks_variables.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/playbooks_variables.rst
index aaf289dd93..9db4432de0 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/playbooks_variables.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/playbooks_variables.rst
@@ -828,6 +828,7 @@ If multiple variables of the same name are defined in different places, they get
 
 Here is the order of precedence from least to greatest (the last listed variables winning prioritization):
 
+  * command line values (eg "-u user")
   * role defaults [1]_
   * inventory file or script group vars [2]_
   * inventory group_vars/all [3]_
@@ -869,22 +870,29 @@ Basically, anything that goes into "role defaults" (the defaults folder inside t
           This variable, ``ansible_group_priority``, can only be set in the inventory source and not in group_vars/ as the variable is used in the loading of group_vars/.
 
 
-Another important thing to consider (for all versions) is that connection variables override config, command line and play/role/task specific options and keywords.  For example::
+Another important thing to consider (for all versions) is that connection variables override config, command line and play/role/task specific options and keywords.  For example, if your inventory specifies `ansible_ssh_user: ramon` and you run::
 
     ansible -u lola myhost
 
-This will still connect as ``ramon`` because ``ansible_ssh_user`` is set to ``ramon`` in inventory for myhost.
-For plays/tasks this is also true for ``remote_user``::
+This will still connect as ``ramon`` because the value from the variable takes priority (in this case, the variable came from the inventory, but the same would be true no matter where the variable was defined).
+
+For plays/tasks this is also true for ``remote_user``. Assuming the same inventory config, the following play::
 
  - hosts: myhost
    tasks:
     - command: i'll connect as ramon still
       remote_user: lola
 
-This is done so host-specific settings can override the general settings. These variables are normally defined per host or group in inventory,
-but they behave like other variables. If you want to override the remote user globally (even over inventory) you can use extra vars::
+will have the value of `remote_user` overwritten by `ansible_ssh_user` in the inventory.
 
-    ansible... -e "ansible_user=<user>"
+This is done so host-specific settings can override the general settings. These variables are normally defined per host or group in inventory,
+but they behave like other variables.
+
+If you want to override the remote user globally (even over inventory) you can use extra vars. For instance, if you run::
+
+    ansible... -e "ansible_user=maria" -u lola
+
+the `lola` value is still ignored, but `ansible_user=maria` takes precedence over all other places where `ansible_user` (or `ansible_ssh_user`, or `remote_user`) might be set.
 
 You can also override as a normal variable in a play::