Personally, I like the flexibility, but yes there are a lot of rules to keep in mind.
example("with", 3, [{:extra, "arguments"}, {:as, "a"}, {:keyword, "list"}])
iex> [{:extra, "arguments"}, {:as, "a"}, {:keyword, "list"}] = [extra: "arguments", as: "a", keyword: "list"]
[extra: "arguments", as: "a", keyword: "list"]