It implicitly distorts the contribution of agriculture to greenhouse gas emissions relative to other sources. And it ignores the health effects of going meatless.

What most people miss is that methane (ie from cows) is more than an order of magnitude as impactful as carbon dioxide.

This source says methane is 84x the impact of carbon dioxide: https://www.edf.org/climate/methane-other-important-greenhou...

That article you linked also says that the largest source of man-made methane is the oil and gas industry.

Because no vegetable farm ever caused habitat destruction or environmental damage...

It's interesting how your response to the point that farming plants is far more efficient and sustainable than farming animals is "but some vegetable farms are bad for the environment, too!"

You've accused me of hypocrisy based on your claimed experiences with other people. How charming.

In any case, sure, sustainable animal farms exist. Could they meet the meat demands of the US? Popular consensus is no, and [0] lists many authorities who urge a reduction in meat consumption, but I'd be happy for you to convince me otherwise.

[0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_meat...

That's obviously not true, and also obviously not the point being argued.

Terrible straw man argument