Why is Field value sometimes used an sometimes not?

In workflow, I have been able to execute rules using things like
[<OpportunityType>]="New Accountt"
I see in the expression builder help files that sometimes FieldValue is used i.e.
(FieldValue('<OpportunityCategory>') = 'Small Deal'
Could someone give a quick over view of the differences between using 'FieldValue' and not using 'FieldValue'?

I posted this in the wrong forum so I will post this in the admin forum. thanks

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