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Let \(\pi\) be a self-dual cuspidal representation of GL\(_n(\mathbb{A})\) where \(\mathbb A\) is the ring of adeles of a number field \(F\) and \(L(s,\pi)\) be the ``standard'' \(L\)-function. In a previous paper the author (and \textit{S. Rallis}) proved that if \(\pi\) is symplectic, then \(L(1/2,\pi)\geq 0\) [Ann. Math. (2) 157, No. 3, 891--917 (2003; Zbl 1067.11026)]. In this paper this result is extended to tensor product \(L\)-functions of symplectic type. Letting \(\pi\) be an orthogonal cuspidal representation of GL\(_{n}(\mathbb{A})\) and \(\pi '\) a symplectic cuspidal representation of GL\(_{2m}(\mathbb{A})\), it is proved that \(L(1/2,\pi\otimes\pi ')\geq 0\) using Eisenstein series on classical groups induced from a cuspidal representation on a maximal parabolic subgroup. This \(L\)-value is closely connected to the Gross-Prasad conjecture.