Well phrased. Too much reasoning these days proceeds backwards from ideological tautology.
Needless overapplication of broadleaf herbicides in pursuit of perfect US lawns has harmed biodiversity. [0]
Herbicide use has also allowed agricultural yields that would have been inconceivable decades ago. [1]
Both of these things can simultaneously be true: there's no need to start from "all chemicals bad" or "all chemicals good" and only accept facts which fit those beliefs.
[0] For anyone who wants to peer into the mountains of madness, ask a Florida lawn company what their recommended annual plan is. There's fertilizer and artificial irrigation (to grow grass at all in sandy, nutrient-poor soil), herbicide, fungicide (in case it happens to be hot and wet at the same time), and then resodding every few years anyway because something goes awry.
[1] https://ourworldindata.org/yields-vs-land-use-how-has-the-wo...
Without these, it's just ugly. But obviously with these is a waste of a backyard.