The correct answer is: A. a, a
The first article, "a", is used because the statement is general and could refer to any statement. The second article, "a", is used because the scholar is not a specific scholar, but rather any scholar.
The other options are incorrect because they use articles that are not appropriate for the context of the sentence. Option B, "the, the", uses definite articles, which are used to refer to specific people or things. In this case, the statement is general and could refer to any statement, so the definite articles are not appropriate. Option C, "a, the", uses an indefinite article followed by a definite article. This is not a common construction in English, and it is not clear what the writer is trying to say. Option D, "the, no article", uses a definite article followed by no article. This is also not a common construction in English, and it is not clear what the writer is trying to say.
