Perhaps having a burnout is highly correlated with thinking you have a burnout. Does that make any test for it a sham?
Does the test perhaps make sure that there is sufficient agreement on the definition of burnout? Perhaps it ensures that someone doesn't just say they are burnt out because someone in their life told them they might be? Perhaps it helps people realize they have a burnout because they didn't know the definition? Perhaps it provides those who don't have a burnout with confidence that they don't?
Does the test perhaps make sure that there is sufficient agreement on the definition of burnout? Perhaps it ensures that someone doesn't just say they are burnt out because someone in their life told them they might be? Perhaps it helps people realize they have a burnout because they didn't know the definition? Perhaps it provides those who don't have a burnout with confidence that they don't?