Let's say you want to ask a sort of reverse hypothetical question, in which
you don't construct a scenario, but rather you define the result, and ask the
listener if they can imagine any scenario that would produce that result.

Here are some examples of this type of question in English:

  * Would you wear a polka-dot tie? 
  * Would you move overseas? 
  * Could you ever give up eating meat?

How do you construct a question of this sort in Japanese (feel free to
directly translate the three examples above), and what tense/conjugation
should be used?
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How to ask a "would/could you ever" question?
> Would you wear a polka-dot tie?  
>  Would you move overseas?  
>  Could you ever give up eating meat?

I would probably say like...

「水玉(模様)のネクタイなんて、つけようと思う？」  
「水玉(模様)のネクタイをつけたくなることなんて、あると思う？」

「海外に住みたく(or引っ越したく)なることって、あると思う？」  
「海外に住みたい(or引っ越したい)と思うことって、あると思う？」

「肉(を)食べるの(を)やめることって、できると思う？」  
「肉(を)食べるの(を)やめられることって、あると思う？」

Or maybe...

「(あなたは)水玉(模様)のネクタイをつけようと思うでしょうか？」  
「(あなたは)海外に住もう(or引っ越そう)と思うでしょうか？」  
「肉を食べるのをやめられるでしょうか？」

There should be several other ways to say these.
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