This study investigates stance-taking and responses in selected social media posts and comments on the Arise TV Morning Show. Stance-taking features and engagement responses in the selected texts on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) were identified and analyzed in the study. Norman Fairclough’s (1989) Critical Discourse Analysis was adopted as the analytical tool for the study. Fairclough’s approach facilitates the investigation of meaning and agendas embedded within texts, thereby enhancing the understanding of discourse. Five (5) posts (three for Facebook and two for X) and twenty-five (25) responses (i.e. fifteen for Facebook and ten for X; five comments under each post) formed the data for the study. Qualitative content analysis was used for the data analysis. The findings reveal that linguistic items are important in positioning oneself as an authority to influence other participants in a discourse on the Facebook and X platforms. It also shows that the most prominent features of stance-taking and responses used by social media users are boosters and self-mention. They serve as discursive strategies employed by writers to convince other discussants to align with their position.